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Wednesday, December 22, 2004
ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Winter Weather Warnings, Watches, Advisories
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn:
WWUS44 KBMX 222150
WSWBMX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
348 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004
...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MARION AND WINSTON COUNTIES FROM
AROUND MIDNIGHT THROUGH 8 AM THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH 8 AM THURSDAY...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. A WELL DEFINED
COLD FRONT FOLLOWING BEHIND THE LOW WILL ENTER NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA LATER IN THE EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
WEST...AND SHARPLY COLDER AIR WILL RUSH INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES
WILL PLUNGE TO NEAR FREEZING AROUND MIDNIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST
COUNTIES...AND APPROACH FREEZING AROUND SUNRISE FROM TUSCALOOSA TO
THE BIRMINGHAM METRO AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF LINGERING MOISTURE
AND A SHALLOW COLD AIR MASS WILL MAKE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE...AND SLEET TO FORM.
AT THIS TIME...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE COULD
ACCUMULATE ON ELEVATED..AND METAL SURFACE ACROSS MARION AND
WINSTON COUNTIES. OTHERWISE...NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE OR
SLEET IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...SURFACES ACROSS THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY AREA..INCLUDING TUSCALOOSA TO BIRMINGHAM...TO ONEONTA...THAT
CAN COOL QUICKLY IN THE COLDER AIR...SUCH AS BRIDGES...ELEVATED
ROADWAYS...POWER LINES...TREES...AND CARS...COULD BE AFFECTED. PATCHY
ICE COULD FORM...OR SLEET COULD COLLECT IN LOW SPOTS ON THESE
SURFACES. THERE WILL LIKELY BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND WARMTH IN MOST
GROUND SURFACES TO PREVENT WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS. ANY TRAVEL PROBLEMS
THAT DO FORM SHOULD BE SHORT-LIVED...AS BREEZY...DRY CONDITIONS AND
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES PREVAIL.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WINTER
DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHECK ON ROAD CONDITIONS...AND AVOID OR DELAY
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL. DRIVE WITH CAUTION IF YOU MUST BE ON THE ROADS
EARLY THURSDAY.
ALZ011-014-231400-
MARION-WINSTON-
348 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004
...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MARION AND WINSTON COUNTIES FROM
AROUND MIDNIGHT THROUGH 8 AM THURSDAY...
PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE COULD
OCCUR ON SURFACE THAT COOL DOWN QUICKLY...SUCH AS BRIDGES...
OVER PASSES...AND ELEVATED AND METAL SURFACES. AROUND SUNRISE THE
FREEZING RAIN COULD TURN TO SNOW FLURRIES FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF
TIME.
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. AVOID OR DELAY ANY
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE SAFELY AT YOUR DESTINATION.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER 8 AM THURSDAY. SURFACE
TEMPERATURE WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH MID MORNING...BUT WITH
AMPLE SUNSHINE ANY ICE SHOULD MELT.
$$
ALZ012-013-015-231400-
FAYETTE-LAMAR-WALKER-
348 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...
BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET ARE POSSIBLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH THE BEST TIME FRAME OCCURING FROM 3 AM TO 8
AM. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...SOME HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PATCHES OF ICE OR A LIGHT GLAZE OF
SLEET COULD COLLECT ON BRIDGES...AND ELEVATED ROADS. A THIN LAYER OF
ICE COULD FORM ON COOLED SURFACES SUCH AS POWER LINES...TREES...AND
CARS. THE FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET COULD CHANGE OVER TO A FEW SNOW
FLURRIES AROUND SUNRISE.
AVOID OR DELAY ANY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DRIVE
WITH CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE SAFELY AT YOUR
DESTINATION. ENSURE CAR WINDOWS ARE FREE FROM ICE AND OBSTRUCTIONS.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE QUICKLY BY 8 AM THURSDAY.
$$
ALZ017-022>025-231400-
BLOUNT-JEFFERSON-PICKENS-SHELBY-TUSCALOOSA-
348 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...
PRECIPITATION COULD MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING
DRIZZLE BEFORE ENDING DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. THE
BEST TIME FRAME WOULD BE FROM 6 AM TO 8 AM. NO MAJOR TRAVEL HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED...BUT MOTORISTS ARE STILL ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
WHEN DRIVING ACROSS BRIDGES AND ELEVATED ROADS DUE TO POSSIBLY SLICK
ROADS.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE QUICKLY BY 8 AM THURSDAY.
$$
WWWW
E-Warn is a free public service from the ABC 33/40 Weather Center
and Alagasco...For Reliability, Comfort, and Convenience Natural Gas has
the Home Advantage.
To sign up for other ABC 33/40 E-Warn products, or to unsubscribe, go here:
http://www.jamesspann.com/ewarnmain.html
WWUS44 KBMX 222150
WSWBMX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
348 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004
...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MARION AND WINSTON COUNTIES FROM
AROUND MIDNIGHT THROUGH 8 AM THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH 8 AM THURSDAY...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. A WELL DEFINED
COLD FRONT FOLLOWING BEHIND THE LOW WILL ENTER NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA LATER IN THE EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
WEST...AND SHARPLY COLDER AIR WILL RUSH INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES
WILL PLUNGE TO NEAR FREEZING AROUND MIDNIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST
COUNTIES...AND APPROACH FREEZING AROUND SUNRISE FROM TUSCALOOSA TO
THE BIRMINGHAM METRO AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF LINGERING MOISTURE
AND A SHALLOW COLD AIR MASS WILL MAKE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE...AND SLEET TO FORM.
AT THIS TIME...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE COULD
ACCUMULATE ON ELEVATED..AND METAL SURFACE ACROSS MARION AND
WINSTON COUNTIES. OTHERWISE...NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE OR
SLEET IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...SURFACES ACROSS THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY AREA..INCLUDING TUSCALOOSA TO BIRMINGHAM...TO ONEONTA...THAT
CAN COOL QUICKLY IN THE COLDER AIR...SUCH AS BRIDGES...ELEVATED
ROADWAYS...POWER LINES...TREES...AND CARS...COULD BE AFFECTED. PATCHY
ICE COULD FORM...OR SLEET COULD COLLECT IN LOW SPOTS ON THESE
SURFACES. THERE WILL LIKELY BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND WARMTH IN MOST
GROUND SURFACES TO PREVENT WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS. ANY TRAVEL PROBLEMS
THAT DO FORM SHOULD BE SHORT-LIVED...AS BREEZY...DRY CONDITIONS AND
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES PREVAIL.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WINTER
DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHECK ON ROAD CONDITIONS...AND AVOID OR DELAY
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL. DRIVE WITH CAUTION IF YOU MUST BE ON THE ROADS
EARLY THURSDAY.
ALZ011-014-231400-
MARION-WINSTON-
348 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004
...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MARION AND WINSTON COUNTIES FROM
AROUND MIDNIGHT THROUGH 8 AM THURSDAY...
PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE COULD
OCCUR ON SURFACE THAT COOL DOWN QUICKLY...SUCH AS BRIDGES...
OVER PASSES...AND ELEVATED AND METAL SURFACES. AROUND SUNRISE THE
FREEZING RAIN COULD TURN TO SNOW FLURRIES FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF
TIME.
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. AVOID OR DELAY ANY
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE SAFELY AT YOUR DESTINATION.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER 8 AM THURSDAY. SURFACE
TEMPERATURE WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH MID MORNING...BUT WITH
AMPLE SUNSHINE ANY ICE SHOULD MELT.
$$
ALZ012-013-015-231400-
FAYETTE-LAMAR-WALKER-
348 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...
BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET ARE POSSIBLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH THE BEST TIME FRAME OCCURING FROM 3 AM TO 8
AM. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...SOME HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PATCHES OF ICE OR A LIGHT GLAZE OF
SLEET COULD COLLECT ON BRIDGES...AND ELEVATED ROADS. A THIN LAYER OF
ICE COULD FORM ON COOLED SURFACES SUCH AS POWER LINES...TREES...AND
CARS. THE FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET COULD CHANGE OVER TO A FEW SNOW
FLURRIES AROUND SUNRISE.
AVOID OR DELAY ANY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DRIVE
WITH CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE SAFELY AT YOUR
DESTINATION. ENSURE CAR WINDOWS ARE FREE FROM ICE AND OBSTRUCTIONS.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE QUICKLY BY 8 AM THURSDAY.
$$
ALZ017-022>025-231400-
BLOUNT-JEFFERSON-PICKENS-SHELBY-TUSCALOOSA-
348 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...
PRECIPITATION COULD MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING
DRIZZLE BEFORE ENDING DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. THE
BEST TIME FRAME WOULD BE FROM 6 AM TO 8 AM. NO MAJOR TRAVEL HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED...BUT MOTORISTS ARE STILL ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
WHEN DRIVING ACROSS BRIDGES AND ELEVATED ROADS DUE TO POSSIBLY SLICK
ROADS.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE QUICKLY BY 8 AM THURSDAY.
$$
WWWW
E-Warn is a free public service from the ABC 33/40 Weather Center
and Alagasco...For Reliability, Comfort, and Convenience Natural Gas has
the Home Advantage.
To sign up for other ABC 33/40 E-Warn products, or to unsubscribe, go here:
http://www.jamesspann.com/ewarnmain.html
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From a Hole in the Sky
13 Stories of Horror, Madness, and Religion make up this dark-kudzu collection. A city run by angels with demanding burial rites. A white van jostling with clowns and warnings about sleep. A weeping pastor with a dead man in a boat. Homicide, Suicide, Jesus, and The Devil. To join a family, you're going to need some stitches. Kids today on their way to cut grass and play cowboys and injuns'. A hole in the ground where poor John Henry met a foul ending. And unholy birthing machines with a chosen one. All this and more. Where do bad things come from? They come FROM A HOLE IN THE SKY.
The Alabama Weather Blog
A blog of the current forecasts, watches, and warnings for the state of Alabama. The posts are automatically generated from E-forecast and E-warn e-mails from my local ABC Network Affiliate, ABC 33/40. The images are from the National Weather Service. The site will refresh itself every ten minutes.
From a Hole in the Sky
13 Stories of Horror, Madness, and Religion make up this dark-kudzu collection. A city run by angels with demanding burial rites. A white van jostling with clowns and warnings about sleep. A weeping pastor with a dead man in a boat. Homicide, Suicide, Jesus, and The Devil. To join a family, you're going to need some stitches. Kids today on their way to cut grass and play cowboys and injuns'. A hole in the ground where poor John Henry met a foul ending. And unholy birthing machines with a chosen one. All this and more. Where do bad things come from? They come FROM A HOLE IN THE SKY.
The Alabama Weather Blog
A blog of the current forecasts, watches, and warnings for the state of Alabama. The posts are automatically generated from E-forecast and E-warn e-mails from my local ABC Network Affiliate, ABC 33/40. The images are from the National Weather Service. The site will refresh itself every ten minutes.
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