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TENNESSEE VALLEY-[Update from the National Weather Service/Huntsville] Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect later this morning! The onset of wintry precipitation is expected to begin around 9 AM across the west and progress east through the afternoon. One to two inches of snow expected, with locally higher amounts possible. Please stay weather aware today and check back for updates.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
.A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE MIDDLE SOUTH AND
TENNESSEE VALLEY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...MEASURABLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AS THE SYSTEM DRAWS COLD AIR SOUTHWARD. BLUSTERY NORTH
WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP WHICH MAY LOWER VISIBILITY DURING
SNOWFALL. TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING FRIDAY EVENING MAY
ALSO FREEZE STANDING WATER FROM RAINFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
EARLY FRIDAY. THIS MAY ALSO CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL IN SOME AREAS
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MOORE-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO
3 AM CST SATURDAY...
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY
EVENING IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TO
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES AT MOST LOCATIONS...POSSIBLY
AROUND 3 INCHES IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS.
* OTHER HAZARDS...PATCHY BLACK ICE MAY DEVELOP FRIDAY EVENING AS
COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION FREEZING STANDING WATER FROM
RAINFALL THAT OCCURS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING."
