Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
723 PM CST Thu Jan 17 2019
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Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-Talladega-
Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-Coosa-Tallapoosa-
Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-Montgomery-Macon-
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723 PM CST Thu Jan 17 2019
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the
National Weather Service office in Birmingham.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
A combination of low clouds, drizzle and fog will remain across
Central Alabama overnight. Therefore, visibilities will be reduced to
one mile or less at times. Use extra caution when traveling through
the night.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
A strong storm system will bring the potential for strong to severe
storms across most of our southern and central counties during the
day Saturday. These storms will develop roughly from 10 am through 6
pm as a warm front lifts northward ahead of a cold front. The main
threats will be damaging wind and a brief tornado.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
Saturday afternoon.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
525 PM EST Thu Jan 17 2019
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Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-
Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-
Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains-
Rutherford Mountains-Polk Mountains-
525 PM EST Thu Jan 17 2019
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western North Carolina.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Some lingering light wintry precipitation remains possible across
portions of the North Carolina mountains this evening.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
A strong cold front is expected to push through the region on Sunday
with gusty northwest winds supporting rapidly falling temperatures.
These conditions could produce a flash freeze and accumulating
northwest flow snow showers are possible. The gusty winds will
continue through at least Sunday night with downed trees and
powerlines possible. This will likely be the coldest airmass of the
season with low temperatures in the single digits and teens Sunday
night into Monday morning. These temperatures along with gusty winds
could support wind chills as cold as 10 degrees below zero in
elevations above 3500 ft, especially near the Tennessee border.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
None.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Mobile AL
358 PM CST Thu Jan 17 2019
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Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-
Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-
Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-
Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George-
358 PM CST Thu Jan 17 2019
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Alabama,
southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi.
.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.
Fog is expected to develop later tonight and last into Friday.
Visibilities may locally drop, creating hazardous conditions for
driving.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Fog over the area will gradually mix out though the morning.
A moderate risk of rip currents is expected to develop along area
beaches Friday and Friday night, with a high risk of rip currents
expected Saturday through Sunday.
A few strong or marginally severe storms will be possible along and
ahead of an approaching cold front Saturday into Saturday evening.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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