Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1207 PM CST TUE JAN 5 2010

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1207 PM CST TUE JAN 5 2010

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

FRIGID WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND IN MOST AREAS
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON
THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT. LIGHT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE INCH ARE ANTICIPATED...WITH HIGHER
AMOUNTS PERHAPS UP TO TWO INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WITH
GROUND TEMPERATURES ALREADY NEAR FREEZING...ANY SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS.

BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...THE COLDEST AIR MASS OF THE SEASON WILL MOVE
INTO THE AREA...WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS AT TIMES OVER THE WEEKEND. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE
BELOW ZERO WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AT TIMES FRIDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.