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#2881 Postby Dean4Storms » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:05 pm

fact789 wrote:
Dean4Storms wrote:Trained Spotters reporting Sleet in Tallahassee, FL


There has not been sleet At Florida State.


Been removed, but got it off here and off WeatherTap.com earlier.


http://www.spotternetwork.org/google.php
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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2882 Postby CYCLONE MIKE » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:09 pm

NDG wrote:
CYCLONE MIKE wrote:Hey guys, want to see who can help me out with this. My updated forecast for tonight is this...

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a north wind between 10 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Just five miles north of me the forecast is 80% mixed with sleet after midnight. Live just south of Baton Rouge.

Question is where is this coming from?. Radar clearly shows the back edge already east of Baton Rouge with nothing behind. Skies already breaking a little bit.


Forecast has not clearly been updated. They need to update it because precipitation has moved out of your quicker than what some models showed earlier today which they were going by.


It was updated with the afternoon afd which came out around 4:00. Earlier they had a 90% chance of rain and sleet. Obviously they could see the clearing line around Lafayette on radar around that time. Pretty sure they even mentioned it.
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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2883 Postby NDG » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:23 pm

CYCLONE MIKE wrote:
NDG wrote:
CYCLONE MIKE wrote:Hey guys, want to see who can help me out with this. My updated forecast for tonight is this...

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a north wind between 10 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Just five miles north of me the forecast is 80% mixed with sleet after midnight. Live just south of Baton Rouge.

Question is where is this coming from?. Radar clearly shows the back edge already east of Baton Rouge with nothing behind. Skies already breaking a little bit.


Forecast has not clearly been updated. They need to update it because precipitation has moved out of your quicker than what some models showed earlier today which they were going by.


It was updated with the afternoon afd which came out around 4:00. Earlier they had a 90% chance of rain and sleet. Obviously they could see the clearing line around Lafayette on radar around that time. Pretty sure they even mentioned it.


Well, they messed up then, I was giving them the benefict of doubt.
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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2884 Postby Brent » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:26 pm

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
709 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

ALZ011>015-017>050-110109-
AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
709 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO
CREATE MAJOR TRAVEL PROBLEMS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. FOR THE LATEST
PROJECTIONS FOR SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE VISIT OUR
WEBSITE AT http://WWW.WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON CENTRAL ALABAMA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE WINTRY MIX WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
WITH SNOW AND ICE NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. AREAS TO THE
SOUTH WITH MOSTLY EXPERIENCE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. WIDE SPREAD
TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY.

VERY COLD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.
TEMPERATURES COULD FALL INTO THE TEENS AREA WIDE BY
SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING...AND POSSIBLY ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE NEEDED
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

$$

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
PERRY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
430 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE PERRY
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

ALL ROADS IN PERRY COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED FOR ALL BUT EMERGENCY
TRAFFIC FROM 6 PM SUNDAY...THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY...OR UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

ALL COUNTY OFFICES AND AGENCIES WILL ALSO BE CLOSED ON MONDAY.

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

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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2885 Postby CYCLONE MIKE » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:26 pm

Thanks NDG appreciate your help.
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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2886 Postby timNms » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:38 pm

NDG wrote:
timNms wrote:Freezing rain here. Trees iced over with icicles that are growing larger by the hour. Vehicles have a glaze of ice on them. Moderate rain continues to fall. I'm just hoping we don't lose electricity. Temp 32.


Wow, I hope the trees in your are can handle another 1-2 hrs of moderate precipitation.


Unfortunately, some of the trees can't handle the load. Limbs are snapping like crazy now. Power is blinking...not a good thing! But got the generator on standby with gas in the can just in case :D
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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2887 Postby Ntxw » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:44 pm

Far reaching storm, total mess hopefully everyone is hunkered down! So much for a warmer January lol.

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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2888 Postby Brent » Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:45 pm

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
ALABAMA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY CLANTON ALABAMA
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
823 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF VARIOUS
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON ROADS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA ARE
BECOMING TREACHEROUS OR IMPASSABLE. COUNTY AND SOME LOCAL ROADS
HAVE EITHER BEEN CLOSED...OR TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED FOR ALL BUT
EMERGENCY TRAVEL IN PICKENS...GREEN...HALE...BIBB...DALLAS...
AUTUAGA...PIKE...BULLOCK...SHELBY...BLOUNT...ST. CLAIR...
TALLADEGA...ETOWAH...CALHOUN...CLEBURN...AND CLAY COUNTIES.

STAY OFF AREA ROADWAYS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE AND THE ROADS ARE
REOPENED. CONSULT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2889 Postby SunnyThoughts » Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:58 pm

http://stormscapelive.com/


Storm chaser driving around in the snow in North GA complete with sound and chat Thoughts some of you might like to see the snow just beautiful
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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2890 Postby vbhoutex » Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:05 pm

SunnyThoughts wrote:http://stormscapelive.com/


Storm chaser driving around in the snow in North GA complete with sound and chat Thoughts some of you might like to see the snow just beautiful

That would be Michael Phelps.
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#2891 Postby brunota2003 » Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:03 pm

Out of curiosity, currently in East Central KY (I did start a thread for this system, since it is affecting more than just the deep south, but the thread never caught on), and that snow is lifting NE...the edge is currently in far SW KY and along the KY/TN borders, still moving to the NE. NWS Jackson, KY is not expecting much until tomorrow, but the current radar trends make me question otherwise.

Was the shift NE forecast by the models, or is the storm having a mind of it's own?
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#2892 Postby Ntxw » Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:20 pm

brunota2003 wrote:Out of curiosity, currently in East Central KY (I did start a thread for this system, since it is affecting more than just the deep south, but the thread never caught on), and that snow is lifting NE...the edge is currently in far SW KY and along the KY/TN borders, still moving to the NE. NWS Jackson, KY is not expecting much until tomorrow, but the current radar trends make me question otherwise.

Was the shift NE forecast by the models, or is the storm having a mind of it's own?


It's pretty much doing as the models portrayed recently. The storm is in the process of switching over to the incoming trough from the central plains so I think the snow later in KY will be associated with that and not the southern system as that one is dying out further north. Wouldn't suspect much is falling that far north anyway (virga) because the lower level moisture from the gulf isn't that far north right now.
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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2893 Postby Brent » Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:47 pm

Heavy sleet here, no snow. 40-50 miles north of me on I-20 had 2-4"+

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1043 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS
CENTRAL ALABAMA...

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY EVENING AND MONDAY. MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER A VERY COLD AIR MASS.
AS A RESULT...SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED OVER
CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST WINTRY
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 3 AM MONDAY.

ALZ011>015-017>029-101200-
/O.CON.KBMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T0000Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...
ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...
BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE
1043 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY.

ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SOME SLEET IS LIKELY OVER THE WARNING AREA
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL
OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM VERNON...TO JASPER...TO
ONEONTA...TO GADSDEN. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE MAINLY SNOW.
SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THIS AREA WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. ALONG THE I-20 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHWARD...THERE WILL
BE A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE-HALF
TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE-TENTH
OF AN INCH.

ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE COULD VERY WELL DAMAGE TREES AND
POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR 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.

&&

$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1043 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS
CENTRAL ALABAMA...

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY EVENING AND MONDAY. MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER A VERY COLD AIR MASS.
AS A RESULT...SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED OVER
CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST WINTRY
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 3 AM MONDAY.

ALZ030>050-101200-
/O.CON.KBMX.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T0000Z/
SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-
MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-
LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...
MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...
ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...
DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...
HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...
UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA
1043 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY.

ACCUMULATING ICE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
WITH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD OVERNIGHT AND INTO
MONDAY MORNING. BECAUSE TEMPERATURES HAVE STAYED ABOVE FREEZING
ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...ICE ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS HAVE
BEEN REDUCED FOR THE EVENT...BUT ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS
COULD STILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES
DROP TO NEAR FREEZING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM FROM
ONE-TENTH TO ONE-THIRD OF AN INCH. ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE COULD
DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES.

EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY
THIS STORM SYSTEM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2894 Postby Ivanhater » Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:56 pm

Freezing rain in Auburn. My car and almost everything is coated in ice. Ice cycles are also forming.
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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2895 Postby breeze » Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:10 am

Snow just started here in southern mid-TN about 2 hours ago and the ground and roads
are already covered. It's actually just now getting up to Nashville, as the leading edge that
you see on radar going up to TN/KY border wasn't reported to be hitting the ground,
according to WSMV Nashville station...yet.
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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2896 Postby Brent » Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:15 am

OMG, for only the second time in my life, a foot of snow will likely fall in Alabama.

Pure and total sleet here FWIW.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1055 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...HEAVY SNOW IMPACTING THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...
...DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS BRINGING
ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO THE REGION...WHICH HAS COMBINED WITH ARCTIC
AIR TO BRING SNOW TO NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE
OCCURRING...WITH OCCASIONAL THUNDER SNOW REPORTED. THIS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER MONDAY
AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST...BUT A PERIOD OF
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-101200-
/O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T0000Z/
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
1055 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE
IN INTENSITY BY MIDDAY MONDAY...THEN MAY CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY MONDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* OTHER HAZARDS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES...MAKING DRIVING
CONDITIONS EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP
WITHIN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS...CREATING VERY HEAVY SNOW BURSTS
THAT PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.

IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH WOULD CREATE A THIN LAYER OF
ICE ATOP ANY EXISTING SNOWFALL.

* IMPACTS: MOST COUNTIES IN NORTH ALABAMA HAVE CLOSED ALL ROADWAYS TO
NON-EMERGENCY TRAVEL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION...DO NOT TRAVEL
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO! WITH ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT WELL INTO
MONDAY.

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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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2897 Postby Brent » Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:12 am

Getting a coating of ice on everything here after a slow start. No sign of snow. I am posting pics here:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3 ... =511075929

and will be adding more throughout the event as warranted, got hours more to go.

This one is the latest and most impressive:

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#2898 Postby zippity » Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:14 am

Seven inches of snow so far in downtown Huntsville. Thundersnow, too :D
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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2899 Postby Brent » Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:50 am

Turning into an ice storm here with heavy freezing rain and sleet, ice covering everything. Can't wait til the sun comes up.

Posting pics about every hour here:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3 ... =511075929

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
117 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST AND BRING A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER TO CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW...FREEZING
RAIN...AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH MORNING
HOURS...AND WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING...WIDESPREAD
TRAVEL PROBLEMS WILL CONTINUE.


ALZ011>015-017>029-101530-
/O.CON.KBMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T0000Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...
ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...
BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE
117 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011

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

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

WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY OVER THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR ALONG
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM VERNON...TO JASPER...TO ONEONTA...TO
GADSDEN. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. SNOW TOTALS
OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED IN THIS AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
ALONG THE I-20 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHWARD...THERE WILL BE A MIXTURE OF
SNOW... SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY AROUND ONE-HALF INCH OR LESS.

ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE COULD VERY WELL DAMAGE TREES AND
POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR 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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Re: Deep South Winterwx thread: January trouble

#2900 Postby Janie2006 » Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:23 am

ABC 33/40 reporting many motor vehicle accidents across northen and central Alabama with at least 2 dead due to the ice. I suppose people thought the NWS was joking. :roll:
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