Saturday, March 8, 2008

Central Alabama Snow Advisory - Update


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.


AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM EXITS CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLY SATURDAY...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. LIGHT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON MAINLY GRASSY SURFACES. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WIDESPREAD TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...A FEW ISOLATED SLICK ROAD SURFACES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT...ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND IN RURAL AREAS.USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. GENERALLY... AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.


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

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