As of the this morning, the NWS in Birmingham has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Wednesday into Thursday morning. At this point based on model data, probably a little overkill, but with any potential snowfall event in Alabama, expect surprises. I am inserting the snowfall potential graphic from the NWS and as think it frames up this storm's potential nicely.
Expect a dusting up to 2" across central Alabama with higher totals in the northern counties.
On a good note, after this storm system passes, expect a warming trend over the weekend. Can you say 60F by Sunday!
Expect a dusting up to 2" across central Alabama with higher totals in the northern counties.
On a good note, after this storm system passes, expect a warming trend over the weekend. Can you say 60F by Sunday!
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
512 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
512 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011
...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL
BRING THE CHANCE OF SNOW TO MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA WEDNESDAY
EVENING AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHILE SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS
WITH REGARDS TO SPECIFIC SNOWFALL TOTALS...ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND
TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND BEGIN ACCUMULATING BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATION AROUND TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS GENERALLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. AS SNOW INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY...AND TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING...TRAVEL
CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND BEGIN ACCUMULATING BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATION AROUND TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS GENERALLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. AS SNOW INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY...AND TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING...TRAVEL
CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
Thank you Mr. Weatherman. You're getting as good a James Spann. Maybe it will miss us this time.
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