A weak upper level impulse moved across Central Alabama on Thursday, February 6. With a cold and dry airmass in place, precipitation remained light across the area, with a mix of light rain and light snow falling.
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A weak upper level impulse moved across Central Alabama on Thursday, February 6. With a cold and dry airmass in place, precipitation remained light across the area, with a mix of light rain and light snow falling. Snow accumulations of under one half inch were reported across Sumter County. Light snow was observed elsewhere, with no accumulation.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 6, 11:38 AM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1138 AM CST THU FEB 6 2014 .UPDATE... FOR 18Z AVIATION. && .DISCUSSION... CHALLENGING FORECAST TODAY AS ANY THREAT FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. ONE GOOD THING IS CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT PRECIP. AMOUNTS WILL BE MEASURED IN THE HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. THIS MORNING SOUNDING INDICATES THAT THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXTREMELY DRY JUST ABOVE THIS THIN LAYER OF STRATUS. HOWEVER...MOISTURE IS INCREASING ON THE RADAR ACROSS LOUISIANA. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REPORTS OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS BEING REPORTED ACROSS LOUISIANA AND TEXAS. MODEL SOUNDINGS LOOK TO HOLD THE DRY AIR IN FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...MOST OF THE HI-RES MODELS HAVE THE PRECIPITATION BREAKING UP AS IT ENCOUNTERS THIS DRIER AIR EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THERE ARE A FEW THAT SUGGESTS TEMPERATURES COULD WET BULB DOWN TO NEAR FREEZING AND CREATE A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION. THE BIG QUESTION OF THE DAY IS WILL THE MOISTURE BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THE DRY AIR JUST ABOVE THE STRATUS. THE ANSWER THAT QUESTION IS POSSIBLY. THE MODELS INDICATE THAT JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT FOR SOME VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION. ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF POSSIBLY 0.05 INCHES ALONG THE I-85 CORRIDOR. THE MAIN REASON THIS IS NOT LIKE THE LAST EVEN IS THE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE FREEZING. THE REASON WE ARE EXPECTING A MIX IS THE FREEZING LEVEL IS ONLY AROUND A THOUSAND FEET OR SO ABOVE THE SURFACE AT MOST LOCATIONS. EVEN THOUGH THE THREAT FOR ANY IMPACTS IS EXTREMELY LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION THE THREAT IN THE HWO. WE WILL BE MONITORING THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION CLOSELY ACROSS MISSISSIPPI AND WILL MAKE UPDATES AS NECESSARY. 05/MA && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF DISCUSSION. MVFR CONDITIONS ARE HANGING IN AT KBHM AND KTCL BUT OTHER LOCATIONS ARE VFR WITH CEILINGS GENERALLY AROUND 10 KFT. AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION HAS DEVELOPED BACK TO THE WEST ACROSS MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA. EXPECT THIS PRECIPITATION TO MOVE INTO THE TERMINALS AFTER 21Z AND SHOULD BE OVER BY 02-03Z. EXPECT PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT BUT WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECT WE WILL SEE SNOW AS THE PRIMARY FORM OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTHERN TERMINALS WITH A MIX OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TERMINALS. DURING THE PRECIPITATION EXPECT THE CEILINGS OR VISIBILITY COULD DROP DOWN TO MVFR AT TIMES. AS THE PRECIPITATION ENDS EXPECT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR. 05/MA && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 117 PM CST THU FEB 6 2014 ALZ011>015-017>050-071930- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 117 PM CST THU FEB 6 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A MIXTURE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A CARROLLTON TO CLANTON TO AUBURN LINE WITH A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN SOUTH OF THIS LINE. BEST CHANCE FOR MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO HALF AN INCH WILL BE ACROSS MARENGO AND SUMTER COUNTIES. FURTHER TO THE NORTH AND EAST...THE ATMOSPHERE IS DRIER AND ONLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Light snow fell across Sumter county with up to 0.4 inches of accumulation on grassy and elevated surfaces, especially in and around Livingston, York and Cuba. No travel problems were reported.
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