TENNESSEE VALLEY-It appears that the chance of snow has been decreased although a winter weather advisory is still in place. Here is the latest from The National Weather Service for North Alabama and surrounding areas:
WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY…
.A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT.
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN AS SNOW AND
SLEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING…BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO A MIX OF
SNOW…SLEET…FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON…THEN RAIN BY MONDAY
EVENING.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING…
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT…
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED…ALL COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ALABAMA AND
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM CST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS FROM AROUND 1 TO 3
INCHES…WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
* WIND CHILL VALUES…WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9
AM THIS MORNING FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER AND
WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 AND TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA.
* OTHER HAZARDS…ACCUMULATIONS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND SLEET. FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS WILL
GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 0.1 AND 0.4 INCHES AND HIGHEST ACROSS
NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN NORTHEAST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY THIS WINTER STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
