NOUS44 KHUN 181525 PNSHUN ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-190600- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 923 AM CST MON NOV 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL OBSERVE THIS WEEK (NOVEMBER 17 THROUGH NOVEMBER 22, 2013) AS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK FOR THE STATES OF ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE. WHILE THE FREQUENCY OF EXTREME WINTER WEATHER EVENTS IS RELATIVELY SMALL ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...SNOW... ICE AND COLD CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE...INJURY...AND EVEN DEATH ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. WITH THE START OF EACH NEW WINTER SEASON...PREPARATION AND AWARENESS ARE KEYS TO LESSENING THE DANGERS AND HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH WINTER WEATHER. =================================================================== IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE PREPARED AHEAD OF THE STORM AND FOLLOW SOME SIMPLE SAFETY TIPS AT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BEFORE THE WINTER SEASON: ** STOCK UP ON FOOD...MEDICATION...AND WATER WELL AHEAD OF A WINTER STORM. ** HAVE A SECONDARY SOURCE OF HEAT AND POWER -- GENERATORS... CANDLES...BATTERIES OR FIREWOOD. ** LAYER CLOTHING AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES/MITTENS. ** AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL BUT ALWAYS CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN YOUR VEHICLE. SPEAKING OF TRAVELING...IF YOU MUST TRAVEL /ESPECIALLY LONG DISTANCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY/...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN YOUR VEHICLE: * ICE SCRAPER AND BRUSH * SAND OR CAT LITTER FOR TRACTION * MOBILE PHONE /AND CHARGER/ * FLASHLIGHT * BATTERIES * BLANKETS / SLEEPING BAGS * FIRST AID KIT * WATER * NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS * POCKET KNIFE * WATERPROOF MATCHES * SHOVEL * TOOL KIT * TOW ROPE * VEHICLE BATTERY JUMPER CABLES * ROAD MAPS / GPS EQUIPMENT OTHER WINTER WEATHER SAFETY TIPS: * REPLACE THE BATTERIES IN YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. * AVOID OVER-EXPOSURE TO THE COLD. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE VERY SERIOUS CONDITIONS AND CAN RESULT IN PERMANENT INJURY AND EVEN DEATH. =================================================================== RECENT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED NORTH ALABAMA AND/OR SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE: JANUARY 9-10 2011: HEAVY SNOW IMPACTED MUCH OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE AS A STRONG GULF COAST LOW INTERACTED WITH AN EXISTING COLD AIR MASS. SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW WAS COMMON ACROSS THE AREA WITH SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA RECEIVING AROUND 1 FOOT OF FRESH SNOW IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS! SNOWFALL RATES WERE AS HIGH AS 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES...AND A RARE OCCURRENCE OF THUNDERSNOW WAS EVEN REPORTED AROUND HUNTSVILLE. THE 8.9 OF SNOW OFFICIALLY AT HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS THE 3RD LARGEST SINGLE EVENT SNOW STORM ON RECORD /DATING BACK TO 1874/. MEASURABLE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 8 DAYS IN HUNTSVILLE -- ALSO A RECORD. FEBRUARY 15 2010: A WINTER STORM TRACKED ACROSS THE REGION AND BROUGHT A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WERE REPORTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU NEAR THE TOWN OF SEWANEE. FEBRUARY 8 2010: A NARROW BAND OF SNOW DEVELOPED DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ALONG THE ALABAMA/TENNESSEE STATE LINE. THE SNOW ENDED BY LATE MORNING BUT NOT AFTER DUMPING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF LAUDERDALE... LIMESTONE AND MADISON COUNTIES IN NORTH ALABAMA. JANUARY 29 2010: A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IMPACTED MANY AREAS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS DAY. UP TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATED ON TREES...CARS...SECONDARY ROADS AND POWERLINES... MAINLY NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER. IN ADDITION TO THE ICE...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND SNOW OCCURRED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. JANUARY 2-10 2010 FRIGID TEMPERATURES: DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF JANUARY...VERY COLD AIR SETTLED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. AT THE HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE BETWEEN JANUARY 2ND AND JANUARY 10TH WAS 31.4 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE DURING THIS PERIOD WAS 15.8 DEGREES. TO PUT THIS MORE IN PERSPECTIVE...THE NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR HUNTSVILLE DURING THIS PERIOD IS AROUND 51 DEGREES...AND THE NORMAL AVERAGE LOW IS 32 DEGREES. --------------PAST HISTORICAL WINTER WEATHER EVENTS-------------- MARCH 12-14, 1993 -- STORM OF THE CENTURY A VERY LARGE AND POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM DUMPED SNOW FROM THE GULF COAST TO NEW ENGLAND...INCLUDING AN OFFICIAL 7.3 INCHES OF SNOW AT HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE WERE HAMMERED WITH 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW...INCLUDING 17 INCHES AT VALLEY HEAD /DEKALB COUNTY/ AND 12-15 INCHES AROUND SCOTTSBORO /JACKSON COUNTY/. NEW YEARS STORM - 1963-64: AN ALL-TIME RECORD SNOW EVENT FOR THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE THAT DUMPED AN UNPRECEDENTED 17.1 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE AREA IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WINTER WEATHER SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS...NWS WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY INFORMATION...VISIT THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB PAGES (ALL LOWER CASE): HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WINTER $$
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:31:27 +0000
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