From Trussville Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE –We have a weather update from Brannon Dawkins in the Trussville Gas and Water Weather Center at The Trussville Tribune.
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued at winter weather advisory for much of north Alabama, including Jefferson and St. Clair counties from noon Friday until 6 a.m. Saturday.
Winter Weather Advisory URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 316 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016 …SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING… .A VERY POTENT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD…RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BEGINNING AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST COUNTIES OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE SNOW TRANSITION WILL PUSH ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE EVENING AND THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. MEASURABLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON…TO CALERA…TO HEFLIN. DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE THAT IS EXPECTED OF THE SNOWFALL AND BANDING FEATURES THAT MAY DEVELOP…ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT BE UNIFORM FOR EVERYONE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE OVER ONE INCH WHILE OTHERS MAY NOT MEASURE AT ALL. THE ADVISORY AREA DEPICTS THE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR MEASURABLE SNOWFALL. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AFTER SUNSET FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLICK TRAVEL FOR SOME AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. ALZ011>015-017>028-221200- /O.NEW.KBMX.WW.Y.0001.160122T1800Z-160123T1200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT…VERNON… FAYETTE…JASPER…GADSDEN…ANNISTON…CENTRE…HEFLIN… CARROLLTON…TUSCALOOSA…BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER…PELL CITY… MOODY…TALLADEGA…SYLACAUGA…ASHLAND 316 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING…RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST CENTRAL ALABAMA COUNTIES AND TRANSITIONING EASTWARD THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. * LOCATION…ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON…TO CALERA…TO HEFLIN. * ACCUMULATIONS…UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE SNOW BANDS ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.