THE SHOALS-Rain early turning to snow after midnight little or no accumulation is expected. Watch for slick surfaces on elevated areas, bridges and over passes. This winter weather event could last until Saturday afternoon with another chance of snow on Monday.
Weather statement for the are from The National Weather Service:
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1252 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2015
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
.DAY ONE…TONIGHT…
A LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT…WITH COLDER AIR FILTERING IN
BEHIND THE SYSTEM LATE TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR A LIGHT
RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW MIXTURE BY LATE TONIGHT…AND THEN PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. ANY
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR AND ARE ONLY EXPECTED ON GRASSY OR
ELEVATED SURFACES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
THERE WILL BE A LINGERING CHANCE OF A LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW
MIXTURE EARLY ON SATURDAY…WITH LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR AND ARE ONLY EXPECTED ON
GRASSY OR ELEVATED SURFACES.
ANOTHER FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA ON SUNDAY
NIGHT…WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND MAINLY NORTHEAST ALABAMA.
LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
