ARCTIC OUTBREAK TO BRING SHARPLY COLDER WEATHER AND SNOW TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP RAPIDLY BEHIND THIS FRONT...FALLING BELOW
THE FREEZING MARK BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE TEMPERATURE
FALLS...LEFTOVER RAIN MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED INITIALLY...HOWEVER
BLACK ICE MAY FORM ON AREA ROADWAYS AS TEMPERATURES QUICKLY FALL AND
RESIDUAL MOISTURE FREEZES.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP SUNDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM TRACKS
BEHIND THE DEPARTING FRONT. SOME OF THESE SNOW SHOWERS COULD BECOME
BRIEFLY HEAVY...LIMITING VISIBILITIES AND CAUSING SOME TRAVEL
PROBLEMS. WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING AROUND THE FREEZING MARK...SOME
MINOR ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS MAY ALSO OCCUR ON ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEASTERN
ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE WHERE SNOW SHOWERS COULD LINGER
AFTER SUNSET. ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ONE HALF INCH
AT MOST LOCATIONS...ALTHOUGH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY RESULT IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND
NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA. THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

IN ADDITION TO THE CHANCE FOR SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE
VERY COLD AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN
AROUND 20 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 OR 40 MPH. THIS WILL
CREATE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS ON SUNDAY...WHILE SINGLE
DIGIT WIND CHILLS ARE POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AS COLDER AIR
CONTINUES TO FUNNEL INTO THE REGION...TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY FALL
INTO THE TEENS AREA WIDE ON MONDAY MORNING. CONTINUED BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO IN SOME
PORTIONS OF THE AREA. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

RESIDENTS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE
LIKELIHOOD OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME
TRAVEL PROBLEMS DUE TO THE LIGHT SNOW. CONSIDER WINTERIZING YOUR
VEHICLE...LETTING FAUCETS DRIP SLIGHTLY TO AVOID BURSTING PIPES...AND
BRINGING OUTDOOR PETS INSIDE FROM THE COLD. ALSO...REMEMBER TO CHECK
ON THE ELDERLY OR THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT HEAT. STAY TUNED
TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE.