Hazardous Weather Outlook - 20090301

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Hazardous Weather Outlook - 20090301

Post by wb5rmg » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:33 am

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
607 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009


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607 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

A POTENT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS WILL PUSH
TOWARDS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...BRINGING MOISTURE AND MUCH COLDER
AIR TO THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY. PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY
BEGIN AS RAIN THIS EVENING...BUT WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS
EVENING TO AROUND MIDNIGHT.

ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA...ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH DAYBREAK SUNDAY. FOR THE REMAINDER OF NORTH ALABAMA AND
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
EXPECTED. MUCH OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON GRASSY AREAS
WHERE WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES ARE NOT A CONCERN. HOWEVER...
CONDITIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL DETERIORATE AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON...
PARTICULARLY ON ELEVATED HIGHWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...AND
ESPECIALLY WITHIN ANY BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL.

LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHWEST ALABAMA...IF BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW DEVELOP AROUND THE
NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED
SUNDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN TOTAL SNOWFALL OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES
ACROSS MOST OF THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO
TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO
RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SNOWFALL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. FORMAL ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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###### WB5RMG is Alan Sieg ## http://wb5rmg.wordpress.com ######
ARRL/ARES Assistant Emergency Coordinator, Madison County Alabama

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