Saturday, March 8, 2008

Central Alabama Snow Advisory

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SATURDAY.

AS A STRONG SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT...COLD AIR WILL BEGIN FILTERING INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGEOVER TO SNOW DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS AND LAST THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. INITIALLY THE GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL BE TOO WARM TO SUPPORT ACCUMULATIONS. HOWEVER...AS THE TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO COOL THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON MAINLY GRASSY SURFACES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION SWILL DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY TOMORROW MORNING. 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.

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