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Friday concludes Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama. Friday's topic is NOAA Weather Radio.

NOAA Weather Radio is the voice of the National Weather Service, and is your fastest way to receive warnings in case of severe weather. During hazardous weather, normal broadcasts are interrupted for watches, warnings, and other important information, and many warnings are tone-alerted.

Please purchase and use a NOAA Weather Radio.

From the NWS Birmingham:

"...NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards and the Emergency Alert System...

Severe Weather Awareness Week concludes today with a closer look at NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards and the Emergency Alert System. NOAA weather radio is also known as the voice of the National Weather Service. NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards provides continuously updated weather information, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
National Weather Service personnel prepare weather information that is normally broadcast in three to five minute cycles. This information includes forecasts, warnings, current conditions, climate data, and other important information.

To receive broadcasts from the National Weather Service, a special radio capable of receiving signals in the very high frequency, also known as VHF, public service band is required. Nationally, frequencies from 162.400 to 162.550 megahertz are used for NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards broadcasts. Alabama is served by 29 transmitters which cover approximately 95 percent of the citizens in Alabama.

NOAA weather radio is useful anytime, but it is most important during severe weather. When threatening weather develops, normal broadcasts are interrupted by important severe weather information. Watches, warnings, and statements are given the highest priority and are updated frequently.

In an emergency, each NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards station will transmit a warning alarm tone signal followed by information on the emergency situation. This signal is capable of activating specially designed receivers by increasing the volume or producing a visual or audible alarm. Not all weather band receivers have this capability, but all radios that receive NOAA weather radio all hazards can receive emergency broadcasts. The warning alarm device is tested each Wednesday, usually between 11 am and noon, weather permitting.

A feature available in newer Weather Radio All-Hazards receivers is called "SAME" which stands for specific area message encoding. "SAME" technology allows radios to be programmed for the reception of watch and warning messages for certain counties in your area, without disturbing users for warnings outside of the programmed counties.
Local media outlets are urged to use NOAA weather radio for up to date weather information and may freely rebroadcast the NOAA weather radio all hazards transmission.

Another source of weather information is the Emergency Alert System, also known as EAS, which replaced the emergency broadcast system. The EAS is a system of communication links that utilize data in a digital form. It is a reliable means of linking the National Weather Service, emergency management agencies, and various broadcast media together. The EAS will help participating radio and television stations receive and relay weather warnings and other emergency information in a timely manner."

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January 6, 2009, Decatur, AL

Severe Weather Awareness Week continues. Thursday's topic is flooding, which is the number one weather killer in the United States. Please see the above link from the NWS.

Always remember, "Turn around, don't drown".

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1/21/10 Huntsville tornado, by LeAnn Shady Reid

Severe Weather Awareness Week Continues...

Florence Times Daily

Clanton Advertiser

If you are in a mobile home or vehicle, get out and take shelter in a sturdy building or storm shelter. If there is not an adequate building nearby, get to a low spot and cover your head from flying debris. Do not take cover under an overpass as this does not provide adequate shelter during a tornado and can actually cause increased wind speeds due to a tunneling effect.

Summer 2009 - Huntsville, Alabama

According to the National Weather Service, 129 people have been injured and 23 have been killed in Alabama due to lightning since 1995. This illustrates why lightning is known as the "underrated killer".

The best safety measure to take with lightning is to stay indoors. For more safety information, please visit the NWS Lightning Safety page. Remember the motto, "When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors".

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Day one of Severe Weather Awareness Week focuses on Severe Thunderstorms and Damaging Winds. Please visit those links from the NWS for more information.


May 13, 2008 Cullman County


2/18/09, Perry County, Alabama Severe Thunderstorm


April 2006, Vinemont, Alabama



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Governor Bob Riley has declared February 22-February 26 as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama. The National Weather Service Offices that serve Alabama (Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile, and Tallahassee) will have information about severe weather safety on their web sites. Each day of the week will feature information on a different form of severe weather or safety information.

Monday February 22 - Severe thunderstorms and damaging winds.
Tuesday February 23 - Lightning
Wednesday February 24 - Tornadoes
Thursday February 25 - Flooding
Friday February 26 - NOAA Weather Radio

On Wednesday there will be a statewide "tornado safety drill" between 9 and 9:30 a.m. The NOAA Weather Radio test alert will be sounded and citizens are encouraged to practice implementing their severe weather safety plans.

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Due to family priorities, I was unable to experience the historic South Alabama snow of February 12, 2010 first-hand (even though I expected it days in advance). Fortunately some of my weather friends were able to cover it well, allowing me to enjoy it vicariously. Here are some of their great photos, videos, and a graphic from the NWS Mobile.


Photo by Storm Chaser Rick Lipscomb


Photo by Storm Chaser Rick Lipscomb


Photo by Storm Chaser Rick Lipscomb

Melba Pierce sent these photos from Thomasville in Clarke County, AL. Thanks to ABC 33/40.

My friend Jennifer posted this snow report from South Georgia!

Huge, comprehensive photo album by ABC 33/40 viewers posted by James Spann.

Snowfall accumulation map by the NWS Mobile


7:30 a.m. 2/12/10


Noon, 2/12/10


8:30 a.m. Mobile Nexrad

Videos of the historic snow......

Terry Sasser In Greenville, Alabama



Rick Lipscomb in Conecuh County (funny stuff):



James KinKaid in Evergreen, AL:



Brett Adair took this video in Talladega County:



John Brown in Pike County (Troy, AL):



From Chatom in Washington County, AL

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
220 PM CST MON FEB 15 2010

...SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THE WINTER WEATHER EVENT OF FEBRUARY 14TH
AND 15TH...

A WINTER STORM BROUGHT A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14TH AND INTO THE MORNING OF
MONDAY FEBRUARY 15TH /PRESIDENTS DAY/. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITHIN THE
HUNTSVILLE COUNTY WARNING AREA WERE GENERALLY HIGHEST IN SOUTHERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND IN FAR NORTHEAST ALABAMA...WHERE AMOUNTS UP TO
FIVE INCHES WERE REPORTED. ELSEWHERE...AMOUNTS WERE GENERALLY LESS
THAN TWO INCHES. BELOW IS A LIST OF SNOWFALL REPORTS RECEIVED FROM
SOME OF OUR LOCAL SPOTTERS AND LOCAL COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS.

CITY/TOWN...........SNOWFALL (INCHES)
SEWANEE TN..........5.0
ATHENS AL...........2.0
BRIDGEPORT AL.......2.0
IDER AL.............2.0
LYNCHBURG TN........2.0
WINCHESTER TN.......2.0
ARDMORE AL..........1.5
MADISON AL..........1.5
RUSSELLVILLE AL.....1.5
TUSCUMBIA AL........1.5
ESTILL SPRINGS TN...1.0
FAYETTEVILLE TN.....1.0
HARVEST AL..........1.0
WINCHESTER TN.......1.0
CULLMAN AL 10NW.....0.8
HARTSELLE AL........0.8
IDER AL.............0.8
HARVEST AL..........0.6
UNION GROVE AL......0.5
MUSCLE SHOALS 3NE...0.4
GUNTERSVILLE AL.....0.2
HUNTSVILLE (ARPT)...0.1
OWENS CROSS ROADS...0.1

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Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
217 PM CST MON FEB 15 2010

.DISCUSSION...NICE CONVECTIVE BANDS SHOWING UP ON AREA RADARS THIS
AFTERNOON AS SNOW SHOWERS BEGIN TO MOVE EWD ACROSS WRN TN/NRN
MS. MUCH OF THIS AXIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LINGERING VORT LOBE
ROTATING EWD ACROSS THE LOWER MS VALLEY INTO THE TN VALLEY AREA.
THIS ENERGY IS PREDOM ASSOCIATED WITH THE BROAD UPPER LOW/TROUGH
DRIFTING NEWD ACROSS THE OH VALLEY. AS THIS UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO
LIFT...THE LINGERING VORT MAX SHOULD CONTINUE MOVING EWD THROUGH
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HRS WITH LIGHT/MOD SNOW
SHOWERS DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF THE CNTRL TN VALLEY. ANY
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL XPCTED TO REMAIN RIGHT AROUND A
HALF-INCH TO AN INCH...WITH PERHAPS SOME SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NE AL AND SRN MID TN.
MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD COME TO AN END FROM W TO E THIS
EVENING AS THE VORT AXIS MOVES E AWAY FROM THE AREA.

THE FORECAST OTHERWISE IS A FAIRLY QUIET ONE.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
556 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
           ..REMARKS..

0230 AM     SNOW             IDER                    34.70N 85.67W
02/15/2010  M2.0 INCH        DEKALB             AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           2 INCHES OF SNOW IN IDER.

0238 AM     SNOW             TUSCUMBIA               34.73N 87.71W
02/15/2010  M1.5 INCH        COLBERT            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           1.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN TUSCUMBIA.

0255 AM     SNOW             RUSSELLVILLE            34.51N 87.73W
02/15/2010  M1.5 INCH        FRANKLIN           AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           1.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN RUSSELLVILLE.

0257 AM     SNOW             10 NW CULLMAN           34.28N 86.96W
02/15/2010  M0.8 INCH        CULLMAN            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

           0.8 INCHES OF SNOW IN JONES CHAPEL.

0300 AM     SNOW             HARTSELLE               34.44N 86.94W
02/15/2010  E0.8 INCH        MORGAN             AL   PUBLIC

           0.8 INCHES OF SNOW IN HARTSELLE.

0300 AM     SNOW             5 E ARDMORE             34.98N 86.75W
02/15/2010  M1.5 INCH        MADISON            AL   PUBLIC

           1.5 INCHES OF SNOW NEAR AL AND TN STATE LINE.

0300 AM     SNOW             ATHENS                  34.79N 86.96W
02/15/2010  M1.0 INCH        LIMESTONE          AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           1 INCH OF SNOW IN ATHENS.

0315 AM     SNOW             FAYETTEVILLE            35.15N 86.56W
02/15/2010  E1.0 INCH        LINCOLN            TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           1 INCH OF SNOW IN FAYETTEVILLE.

0315 AM     SNOW             ARDMORE                 34.98N 86.84W
02/15/2010  E1.5 INCH        LIMESTONE          AL   PUBLIC

           1.5 INCHES OF SNOW NEAR ARDMORE.

0315 AM     SNOW             HARVEST                 34.86N 86.75W
02/15/2010  M1.0 INCH        MADISON            AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

           1.0 INCH OF SNOW IN HARVEST.

0325 AM     SNOW             ATHENS                  34.79N 86.96W
02/15/2010  M2.0 INCH        LIMESTONE          AL   PUBLIC

           2 INCHES OF SNOW IN ATHENS.

0330 AM     SNOW             WINCHESTER              35.19N 86.11W
02/15/2010  M1.0 INCH        FRANKLIN           TN   CO-OP OBSERVER

           1.0 INCHES OF SNOW IN WINCHESTER.

0330 AM     SNOW             SEWANEE                 35.20N 85.92W
02/15/2010  M4.0 INCH        FRANKLIN           TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           4 INCHES OF SNOW IN SEWANEE.

0330 AM     SNOW             LYNCHBURG               35.28N 86.36W
02/15/2010  E1.0 INCH        MOORE              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           1 INCH OF SNOW IN LYNCHBURG.

0332 AM     SNOW             3 NE MADISON            34.73N 86.71W
02/15/2010  M0.5 INCH        MADISON            AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

           0.5 INCHES OF SNOW ON GRASSY SURFACES IN MADISON.

0341 AM     SNOW             8 ENE FALKVILLE         34.42N 86.78W
02/15/2010  E1.0 INCH        MORGAN             AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

           1 INCH OF SNOW ON GRASSY SURFACES NEAR LACEY SPRINGS.

0345 AM     SNOW             MADISON                 34.70N 86.75W
02/15/2010  M1.0 INCH        MADISON            AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

           1.0 INCH OF SNOW IN MADISON.

0351 AM     SNOW             HUNTSVILLE              34.71N 86.63W
02/15/2010  M0.5 INCH        MADISON            AL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

           0.5 INCHES OF SNOW AT HUNTSVILLE WFO.

0500 AM     SNOW             SCOTTSBORO              34.65N 86.05W
02/15/2010  M1.0 INCH        JACKSON            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           1.0 INCH OF SNOW IN SCOTTSBORO.

0515 AM     SNOW             SEWANEE                 35.20N 85.92W
02/15/2010  E5.0 INCH        FRANKLIN           TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           5 INCHES OF SNOW IN SEWANNE.


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SLACORTE

   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0129
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0942 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...FOR PARTS OF NRN AL...SRN MIDDLE AND SERN TN...AND
   FAR NWRN GA
   
   CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW 
   
   VALID 150342Z - 150845Z
   
   SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING AND/OR LOCALLY REACHING 1 INCH/HOUR
   SHOULD DEVELOP OVER NRN AL/SRN MIDDLE TN BY 06Z...AND THEN REACH
   SERN TN/NWRN GA BETWEEN 08-09Z.  SOME SLEET MAY MIX WITH RAIN OR
   SNOW...PRIOR TO THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE...AS ELEVATED CONVECTION
   SPREADS ENEWD FROM MS.  GIVEN THE RELATIVELY NARROW BAND OF
   PRECIPITATION ALONG AND IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT MOVING E
   THROUGH THE TN VALLEY/CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES OVERNIGHT...ANY ONE
   LOCATION ACROSS THE DISCUSSION AREA COULD HAVE A 1-3 HOUR PERIOD OF
   THE FORECAST SNOWFALL RATES.  
   
   AT 0330Z...REGIONAL RADAR IMAGERY SHOWED A NARROW BAND OF ELEVATED
   CONVECTION IN THE VICINITY OF A COLD FRONT...WITH THESE SHOWERS
   EXTENDING SWWD FROM ERN MS TO SRN LA.  THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO
   SPREAD EWD WITH THE FRONT...WHILE ALSO DEVELOPING NEWD INTO NRN AL
   LATE THIS EVENING.  EARLY EVENING SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ACROSS PARTS
   OF ERN AR/WRN TN AND MS INDICATED MOST LOCATIONS HAD LOW
   VISIBILITIES /GREATER PRECIPITATION RATES/ FOR 1-2 HOURS EITHER
   ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHOWERS OR POST-FRONTAL STRATIFORM
   PRECIPITATION.  INCREASING FORCING FOR ASCENT IS EXPECTED DOWNSTREAM
   OF A DEEPENING...COMPACT CLOSED LOW APPROACHING THE LOWER OH/TN
   VALLEYS TONIGHT/EARLY MONDAY MORNING.  THIS ASCENT COMBINED WITH LOW
   LEVEL MOISTURE/WARM AIR ADVECTION ALONG A STRENGTHENING SWLY LLJ
   INTO THE SRN APPALACHIANS SUGGESTS THAT 1 INCH/HOUR RATES WILL BE
   POSSIBLE.  THE INCREASING UPWARD VERTICAL ASCENT WITH THE
   APPROACHING LOW AND STRONG LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION IN THE WAKE OF
   THE COLD FRONT SHOULD SUFFICIENTLY COOL THE COLUMN...CHANGING
   PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW.
 
  ..PETERS.. 02/15/2010

We had a quick burst of moderate snow this morning in Huntsville. It didn't take long to melt but it was pretty while it lasted. It was a nice preview to tonight's expected snow. Most of Madison County received less than an inch but 1.5" was reported in New Market.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1203 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

ALZ006-008>010-TNZ076-096-097-150000-
/O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0004.100215T0300Z-100215T1800Z/
MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE...
SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER
1203 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT...ALLOWING MUCH
COLDER AIR TO FILTER INTO THE AREA. THE RAIN SNOW MIX EXPECTED
THIS EVENING WILL QUICKLY BECOME ALL SNOW AFTER 9 PM CST. SNOW
WILL FALL THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE EXITING THE REGION
MID DAY MONDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FOR TONIGHT WILL LIKELY
RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES... WITH GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE
HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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12z GFS Snow Depth Map (Dusting-3" possible across the Valley)


12z NAM Snow Depth Map (Dusting-4" possible across the Valley)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
232 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-140600-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...RUSSELLVILLE...
MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...GUNTERSVILLE...
SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...
WINCHESTER
232 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010

...MORE SNOW POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY...

AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A LIGHT MIX OF SLEET AND
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...MAINLY NORTH OF THE
TENNESSEE RIVER. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

THE SLEET AND SNOW MIX WILL TURN TO ALL RAIN BY MID MORNING SUNDAY
AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGH
THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW BY SUNDAY
NIGHT AND THEN SWITCH TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.

BY MONDAY MORNING THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF WITH 1 TO 2
INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA WITH UP TO 3 INCHES IN THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

$$

SS

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED ISSUANCE DATE...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
410 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2010

A SUMMARY OF AREA SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE EXTREME NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE
RECEIVED BY 4 PM CST FRIDAY 12 FEB 2010.

*** INDICATES RECEIPT OF MULTIPLE CREDIBLE REPORTS RECEIVED.

THESE REPORTS IDICATE THE LATEST MAXIMUM DEPTH REPORT RECEIVED.

...INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...

  LOCATION            AMOUNT (IN.)            ENDING TIME
  --------            ------------            -----------
  LEAKESVILLE         E3.5                    AS OF 252 PM
  LUCEDALE            E3.0                    AS OF 1149 AM
  BEAUMONT            E3.0                    AS OF 942 AM
  WAYNESBORO          M3.0                    AS OF 942 AM
  WIGGINS             E1.0                    AS OF 1017 AM

...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

  LOCATION            AMOUNT (IN.)            ENDING TIME
  --------            ------------            -----------
   COOKS CROSSROADS    M7.0                    AS OF 140 PM
  WALLACE             E6.0                    AS OF 310 PM
  BELLEVILLE          M6.0                    AS OF 140 PM
  THOMASVILLE         E5.5                    AS OF 236 PM
  BRANTLEY            E5.0                    AS OF 140 PM
   5N EVERGREEN        E5.0                    AS OF 1149 AM
  RED LEVEL           M5.0                    AS OF 330 PM
  LOTTIE              E4.5                    AS OF 1225 PM
  PINE APPLE          E4.5                    AS OF 319 PM
  ANDALUSIA           M4.0                    AS OF 330 PM
  CAMDEN              E4.0                    AS OF 1004 AM
  OPP                 M4.0                    AS OF 330 PM      
  GREENVILLE          M4.0***                 AS OF 200 PM      
  CITRONELLE          E3.5 TO 5.O ***         AS OF 900 AM
  GILBERTON           E3.0                    AS OF 400 PM
  SILAS               E3.0                    AS OF 400 PM
  TENSAW              E3.0                    AS OF 1225 PM
  MALCOLM             E3.0                    AS OF 831 AM      
  JACKSON             E3.0                    AS OF 1024 AM     
  BREWTON             E2.5                    AS OF 140 PM      
  ATMORE              E2.5                    AS OF 942 AM
  BAY MINETTE         E1.5                    AS OF 1156 AM
  PINE HILL           E1.5                    AS OF 1014 AM
  THOMASVILLE         E1.0                    AS OF 613 AM
  BAY MINETTE         E1.5                    AS OF 1225 PM     
  EVERGREEN           E2.0                    AS OF 825 AM
  URIAH               E2.0                    AS OF 831 AM      
  GROVE HILL          E2.0                    AS OF 833 AM
  W. MOBILE (KMOB)    M0.5                    AS OF NOON
  SEMMES              E0.5                    AS OF 100 PM
  FLORALA             E0.5                    AS OF 330 PM


...EXTREME NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

  LOCATION            AMOUNT (IN.)            ENDING TIME
  --------            ------------            -----------
  JAY                 E1.0                    AS OF 330 PM
  ENSLEY              E0.5                    AS OF 226 PM
  WALNUT HILL         M0.5                    AS OF 300 PM


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/JMM

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8:30 Mobile NEXRAD

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
828 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010

CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM...
MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...
PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...
LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...
ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...
TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...
SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA...
FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...
MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW...
WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...
EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...
NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
828 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010

.NOW...THROUGH 10 AM CST...RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE TO SNOW SOUTH
OF A WIGGINS TO PRICHARD TO JAY TO NORTH OF CRESTVIEW LINE. REPORTS
FUNNELING INTO THE NWS INDICATE THAT SNOWFALL RATES ARE FAIRLY
INTENSE ALONG AND TO THE NORTH OF THE LINE.  SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
ARE NOW ON THE GROUND OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES. SEVERAL MORE INCHES
ARE EXPECTED.  URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE
I-10 CORRIDOR FROM OVERNIGHT RAINS. THIS RUNOFF WILL CEASE BY EARLY
AFTERNOON.

$$

7:30

3:55 am Mobile Nexrad

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
354 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010

.NOW...
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TO BECOME BETTER DEVELOPED OVER
INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE STRETCHING FROM
THOMASVILLE ALABAMA TO RICHTON MISSISSIPPI. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS
REPORTED IN THESE AREAS CONTINUE TO BE AROUND 1/2 OF AN INCH. JUST
TO THE EAST OF THIS AREA REPORTS OF SLEET CONTINUE WITH LITTLE TO NO
ACCUMULATION. AS BETTER MOISTURE TO THE WEST CONTINUES TO SPREAD
EASTWARD AND TEMPERATURES FALL TO THE MID TO LOWER 30S SNOW SHOULD
BECOME BETTER DEVELOPED...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM LUCEDALE
MISSISSIPPI TO GREENVILLE ALABAMA THROUGH 6 AM.

$$

From latest NWS HUN Forecast Discussion: "OPTED TO HOIST A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MARSHALL AND DEKALB COUNTIES FOR TWO REASONS. THE FIRST IS THE POOLING MOISTURE/DECENT DYNAMICS. THE SECOND IS THE POSSIBLE UPSLOPE COMPONENT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EACH COUNTY. THAT SAID...THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS SHOULD BE SOUTH OF AN ALBERTVILLE-FT PAYNE LINE...WITH LOCATIONS SUCH AS GRANT /IN MARSHALL COUNTY/ RECEIVING MUCH LESS THAN TWO INCHES. FOR CULLMAN COUNTY...WHICH HAD BEEN LOOKING LIKE THE COUNTY WITH THE BEST POSSIBILITY FOR POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO A WARNING...HAVE OPTED TO LEAVE AS AN ADVISORY."

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BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CHEROKEE-Added

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
310 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010

...WINTER STORM EXPECTED FRIDAY...

BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CHEROKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...CENTRE
310 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO A
DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE OF SNOW. SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING
AROUND 4 TO 5 AM THIS MORNING ACROSS FAR WESTERN AREAS NEAR EUTAW
AND GREENSBORO. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY SPREAD EASTWARD FRIDAY
MORNING...AND IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT SNOW ACCUMULATION
OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WARNED
AREA. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATING SNOW BETWEEN 7 AND 11 AM WHILE AREAS EAST OF
INTERSTATE 65 WILL GET THE HEAVIEST SNOW A BIT LATER BETWEEN 10 AM
AND 2 PM.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

2:45 Intellicast Radar

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
233 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-121045-
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM...
MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...
PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...
LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...
ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...
TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...
SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA...
FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...
MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW...
WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...
EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...
NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
233 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010

.NOW...
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TO BECOME BETTER DEVELOPED OVER
INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...GENERALLY
OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF CLARKE COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN PARTS
OF CHOCTAW COUNTY IN ALABAMA...STRETCHING WEST OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF WAYNE COUNTY...AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF PERRY AND GREENE COUNTIES
IN MISSISSIPPI. AT 1 AM...MOST OF THESE AREAS REPORTED 1/4 TO 1/2 OF
AN INCH ON THE GROUND. TO THE SOUTH SLEET MIXED WITH RAIN CONTINUES
OVER MOST OTHER AREAS IN MISSISSIPPI STRETCHING EAST TO ABOUT THE
TOMBIGBEE AND ALABAMA RIVERS IN ALABAMA. AS BETTER MOISTURE TO THE
WEST CONTINUES TO SPREAD EASTWARD AND TEMPERATURES FALL TO THE MID TO
LOWER 30S SNOW SHOULD BECOME BETTER DEVELOPED...GENERALLY NORTH OF A
LINE FROM LUCEDALE MISSISSIPPI TO GREENVILLE ALABAMA THROUGH 6 AM.

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3:00 Intellicast Composite Image

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
316 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010

WASHINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-PERRY-GREENE-
STONE-GEORGE

-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATOM...MILLRY...MOBILE...PRICHARD...
SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...
FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...
PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...
ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...
CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...
SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...
NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
316 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010

.NOW...
LIGHT TO MODERATE SLEET MIXED WITH RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE EAST OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS
AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO REMAIN MOSTLY
CONCENTRATED NEAR THE COAST AND OFFSHORE...STRETCHING INLAND TO THE
I-10 CORRIDOR...MOVING EASTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. NO ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED.

$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
525 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA...

.THE COMBINATION OF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EASTWARD
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...DEEP MOISTURE...AND COLD AIR
POURING INTO OUR REGION FROM THE NORTH...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. RAIN
WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE OVER TO WET SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT OVER
THE INTERIOR COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF A WIGGINS-ATMORE-
ANDALUSIA LINE. THE WET SNOW LINE WILL MOVE PROGRESSIVELY SOUTHWARD
TOWARD THE COAST ON FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...WHERE 4 TO 7
INCHES IS POSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY
EVENING.

LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
INLAND OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY
525 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE
PRECIPITATION MOVES IN...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS LIKELY
GENERALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 BY MID EVENING...WITH PRECIPITATION
BECOMING ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT ROUGHLY NORTH OF A WIGGINS-ATMORE-
ANDALUSIA LINE. COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE AREA
DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS
THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THE WET SNOW LINE WILL MOVE PROGRESSIVELY
SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE COAST ON FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY
TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY EVENING.

SIGNIFICANT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER
THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...WHERE 4 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE
MOBILE METRO AREA TO CRESTVIEW FLORIDA...WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES
POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD THE COAST. THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND
HEAVY IN NATURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
BAMAWX.COM ALABAMA
2:35 PM CST WED FEB 10 2010

...MILK AND BREAD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

MILK AND BREAD PURCHASES ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THURSDAY. THE PURCHASES WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT.

TOTAL MILK AND BREAD PURCHASES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 MILLION ALONG THE I-20 CORRIDOR. EVERYONE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR BUSY STORES FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

$

WILHELM

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Last night I posted a forecast map for the potential snow in Alabama for Thursday night and Friday. I intentionally placed the area of higher accumulations further north than the models showed. I believed that the GFS and NAM models' initial bias were to shunt the low pressure too far to the south. Lo and behold, this morning's 12z runs of the NAM and the GFS are trending northward. That means better news for snow lovers who live anywhere between Birmingham and the Florida state line. As the potential event gets closer, we should get a better handle on the areas most likely to be affected. I would not be surprised to see the NWS offices in Birmingham and Mobile issue Winter Storm Watchs before today is over.




Above is a composite map I pasted together of the 12z NAM output for snowfall accumulations over the next 84 hours. Amazingly, the NAM is predicting 3-6 inches over south Alabama counties such as Washington, Mobile, Clarke, Baldwin, Monroe, Escambia, Conecuh, Butler, Crenshaw, Covington, Pike, Coffee, Geneva, Dale, Henry, and Houston.

Amazing possibilities with this system! The 12z NAM is showing at least some accumulation in every county of Alabama! Stay tuned!

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That is the question on the minds of many Alabamians as we approach mid-week. There is some disagreement among the models. One thing they all seem to have in common is that if Alabama gets a significant snow, it will likely be south of Birmingham. Some models keep the bulk of the precipitation in the Gulf. Other models push some significant precipitation in to South Alabama.

After looking at several models and thinking about history, I am believing that enough moisture pushes into South-Central Alabama to set up a band of significant accumulation in communities such as Thomasville, Selma, Montgomery, and Auburn.

Disclaimer: It is very much too early to put any serious stock in this map (3 days out), but it is interesting to consider nonetheless.



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Thanks to my friend Sharon Saunders for sharing these beautiful snow scenes from yesterday's snow in northern Madison County, Alabama.

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10:00 Hytop Nexrad

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
952 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

LIMESTONE-MADISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE
952 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW CONTINUES TO ACCUMULATE THIS MORNING...WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS
OF ONE TO THREE INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS LIMESTONE AND MADISON
COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIER SNOW TOTALS OF TWO
TO THREE INCHES WILL OCCUR OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LIMESTONE AND
MADISON COUNTIES...WITH AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES IN THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THOSE COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

7:43 Hytop Nexrad

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
726 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

ALZ001-002-004>006-081800-
/O.NEW.KHUN.WW.Y.0004.100208T1326Z-100208T1800Z/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...MOULTON...
ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE
726 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TODAY.

A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET HAS MOVED INTO NORTHERN ALABAMA THIS
MORNING...AND WITH TEMPERATURES VERY CLOSE TO FREEZING...
ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN
INCH ARE LIKELY...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHEROKEE
TO HUNTSVILLE. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WHERE
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR SLEET WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

JE

My friend and fellow storm spotter/chaser John Brown does a great job describing the important role of storm spotters in this ABC 33/40 video.



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My friend Sharon caught this sunrise in Madison County this morning as she was walking her dog. Nice!

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