ROAD REPORTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY INDICATE THAT ALL ROADS ARE BECOMING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO IMPASSABLE DUE TO SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. ANY TRAVEL SHOULD BE LIMITED TO EMERGENCY TRAVEL ONLY. ROAD CREWS ARE TRYING TO TREAT AREAS THAT HAVE BECOME ICE COVERED. HOWEVER...WITH THE CONTINUED SNOWFALL...CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS FOR ROAD CREWS AS WELL. PLEASE DELAY ANY TRAVEL UNTIL AROUND 1 PM TODAY.
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WINTER STORM WARNING...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY..
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SNOW AND PERHAPS SOME SLEET WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY AROUND MIDDAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING.
LIGHT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES. ALL AREAS OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE ARE EXPECTED TO SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW. SNOW WILL DIMINISH OR END LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS FOR TODAY...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ALABAMA-TENNESSEE STATE LINE. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR JUST NORTH OF THE STATE LINE.
* ACCUMULATIONS FOR WEDNESDAY...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING...WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING FOR A FEW HOURS. HOWEVER...SLICK SPOTS MAY REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL BACK BELOW FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO HEAVIER PERIODS OF SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS AHEAD OF TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS AND POSSIBLY LIMITED VISIBILITY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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