Saturday, January 19, 2008

Winter Weather Advisory

...SNOW EXPECTED TODAY FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...

THE WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS FAVORABLE FOR A SNOW STORM IN THE DEEP SOUTH...ALTHOUGH AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE SNOW AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE AS SIGNIFICANT AS PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF THIS MORNING LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A BIT FARTHER SOUTH...WHICH WILL LIMIT THE NORTHWARD SPREAD OF MOISTURE. STILL...AS COLD ARCTIC AIR FILTERS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA...IT IS STILL EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND PRODUCE A BAND OF SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.

A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION...EVENTUALLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA SATURDAY MORNING AND LAST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

SNOW FALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THESE AREAS...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES...WILL BE AROUND 1 INCH IN SOME LOCATIONS.

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.

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