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WWUS44 KHUN 210815
WSWHUN
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
215 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-212100-
/O.NEW.KHUN.WS.A.0001.260124T0000Z-260126T0000Z/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COWAN, SCOTTSBORO, SHEFFIELD, FORT PAYNE,
FLORENCE, HUNTSVILLE, RUSSELLVILLE, DECATUR, ALBERTVILLE, ESTILL
SPRINGS, MOULTON, SEWANEE, RED BAY, LYNCHBURG, ATHENS,
WINCHESTER, BOAZ, ARAB, GUNTERSVILLE, FAYETTEVILLE, RAINSVILLE,
TOWN CREEK, TUSCUMBIA, CULLMAN, MUSCLE SHOALS, AND DECHERD
215 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW, SLEET, OR ICE ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST 2 TO 3 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE
ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND NORTHWEST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...EXPECT POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO ICE
ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL COULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER
STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS,
BOOSTER CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING.
ALSO TAKE WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP
YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
KTW
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