Thursday, January 17, 2008
On this day:

Snow in the forecast

Guess it may be time to head to Wal-Mart to stock up on milk and bread.

From the National Weather Service:
...POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...

LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY AND TRACK
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO
SUPPORT WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. ON ITS CURRENT TRACK...THE AREA WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN
FRINGE OF THE PRECIPITATION...BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL WILL EXIST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ANY
SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT IN THE STORM TRACK WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON
PRECIPITATION DURATION AND AMOUNTS.

IT IS RECOMMENDED TO PREPARE NOW FOR THIS POTENTIAL WINTER WEATHER
EVENT. RESIDENTS...MEDIA AND OTHER PUBLIC INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR THIS INFORMATION