Winter Storm Warning Issued

February 11, 2010

..Winter Storm Warning in effect from midnight tonight to 6 PM
CST Friday…

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Winter Storm
Warning…which is in effect from midnight tonight to 6 PM CST
Friday.

Precipitation will begin to spread into southeast Mississippi and
southwest Alabama this afternoon and evening. Some sleet will mix
with the rain this afternoon…but no accumulations are expected. As
the precipitation increases in intensity…a mixture of rain…sleet…
and snow is likely generally west of Interstate 65 by mid evening…
with precipitation becoming all snow after midnight roughly north of
a Wiggins…Atmore…to Andalusia line. Colder air will continue to
filter into the area during the day Friday as surface low pressure
tracks eastward across the central Gulf of Mexico. The wet snow line
will move progressively southward toward the coast on Friday.
Precipitation will quickly taper off by Friday evening.

Significant total snow accumulations are expected near and north of
Interstate 10. Snowfall accumulations of 3 to 5 inches are expected
over the interior sections of southeast Mississippi…and southwest
and south central Alabama. Total snowfall accumulations of 1 to 3
inches are expected further south along the Interstate 10 corridor.
Locally higher accumulations are possible in any heavier snow bands
that materialize. Further south toward the immediate coast…snowfall
totals are expected to be an inch or less.

The snow will be wet and heavy in nature which could result in some
downed tree limbs and power lines.

Precautionary/preparedness actions…

A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow…
sleet…and ice are expected or occurring. This will make travel
very hazardous or impossible.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive