Winter Weather Possible Through The Morning In The Tennessee Valley

TENNESSEE VALLEY[5:30 AM] – According to the National Weather Service, it is a race against time in regards to how much freezing rain we get. Temps in NW AL are already at freezing so light ice accumulations are already possible, mostly on elevated surfaces. The back edge of the precipitation is slowly creeping east just behind the freezing temperatures.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING… * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED…THROUGH 9 AM FOR LAUDERDALE… COLBERT AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH WITH A TRACE OF SLEET POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS SUNDAY MORNING.

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317 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

LIGHT RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND 6 AM FOR SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND
NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.

FREEZING RAIN IS FORECAST TO END IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA BY 9 AM AND BY
NOON FOR NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO A TENTH OF AN INCH...MAINLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES.