NORTHWEST ALABAMA-A winter storm watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for the following counties in Northwest Alabama: Lauderdale, AL; Colbert, AL; Franklin, AL; Lawrence, AL; Limestone, AL; Madison, AL; Morgan, AL; Marshall, AL; Jackson, AL; De Kalb, AL; Cullman, AL; Moore, TN; Lincoln, TN; Franklin, TN
… WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED… FROM 3 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH NOON TUESDAY.
* SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS… STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES IN NORTH ALABAMA AND 1 TO 3 INCHES IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE… WITH SLEET AMOUNTS LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH.
* IMPACTS… SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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.
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… A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY…
.A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH COLDER AIR EXPECTED TO FILTER INTO THE AREA. A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MONDAY AFTERNOON… WITH MAINLY SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
