By Bob Jeswald Chief Meteorologist
National Weather Service Forecast Office, Birmingham, AL
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES CHAMBERS, LEE, AND MACON COUNTIES IN ALABAMA.National Weather Service Forecast Office, Birmingham, AL
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Stumble It!AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM EXITS CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLY SATURDAY, INTERMITTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. LIGHT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON MAINLY GRASSY SURFACES. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WIDESPREAD TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER, A FEW SLICK ROAD SURFACES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT, ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND IN RURAL AREAS. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. GENERALLY, AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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