TENNESSEE VALLEY-The National Weather Service Winter Storm Alert as of Wednesday, January 20 at 5:08 A.M.
A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for parts of the area until noon today.
We are actively monitoring the current weather situation as a change in temperatures of just 1 degree can quickly change the precipitation type (see our post from a few hours ago)! Right now some areas in Huntsville and west are at 36-38 degrees and even though they may drop a degree or two, may still only see plain rain through the event. The advisory remains up because many spots, especially the cold surfaces and elevated locations, could still accumulate ice this morning. Areas east of Huntsville are still cold enough and may cool more to get sleet then freezing rain later this morning.
“THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING…WITH THE GREATEST CHANCES FOR ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON CST FOR ALL
COUNTIES NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER…AS WELL AS DEKALB COUNTY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…
AN EVEN STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION
THURSDAY AFTERNOON…WITH WIDESPREAD RAINFALL EXPECTED FROM
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE…WITH MOST LOCATIONS RECEIVING BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
RAIN DURING THIS PERIOD.
COLD AIR WILL QUICKLY SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE
WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM…WITH LINGERING RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW FOR
ALL AREAS BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
TENNESSEE RIVER MAY RECEIVE BETWEEN ONE HALF OF AN INCH AND ONE INCH
OF SNOW BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS SATURDAY MORNING.”
