Post by SKYSUMMIT on Nov 15, 2014 10:26:43 GMT -6
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1024 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2014
...WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN ALABAMA KICKS OFF SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL OBSERVE THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16TH
THROUGH NOVEMBER 21ST 2014 AS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK FOR THE
STATE OF ALABAMA.
WHILE THE FREQUENCY OF EXTREME WINTER WEATHER EVENTS IS RELATIVELY
SMALL ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SNOW...ICE AND
COLD CAN STILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE...INJURY...AND EVEN
DEATH. WITH THE START OF EACH NEW WINTER SEASON...PREPARATION AND
AWARENESS ARE KEY TO MINIMIZING 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...WATER...AND MEDICATION WELL AHEAD OF A WINTER
STORM.
* HAVE A SECONDARY SOURCE OF HEAT AND POWER SUCH AS
GENERATORS...CANDLES...BATTERIES OR FIREWOOD.
* LAYER CLOTHING AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES OR MITTENS.
* AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL BUT ALWAYS CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN
YOUR VEHICLE.
* 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.
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 OR 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 AND GPS EQUIPMENT
RECENT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA:
JANUARY 28-29 2014:
A RARE WINTER STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WERE OBSERVED
OVER INTERIOR AREAS FROM NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY TO NORTHERN
BUTLER AND CRENSHAW COUNTIES. ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE
QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH WERE OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE AREA...INCLUDING THE COAST. LOCALIZED SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
1.5 INCHES WERE OBSERVED IN MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.
JANUARY 19 2008:
SNOW IMPACTED INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AS A STORM SYSTEM
TRACKED ACROSS THE GULF COAST REGION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES WERE REPORTED GENERALLY NORTH OF A CHATOM...GROVE
HILL...CAMDEN LINE WITH LOCALIZED TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OBSERVED
AROUND THE COMMUNITIES OF BUTLER...TOXEY AND THOMASVILLE IN CHOCTAW
AND CLARKE COUNTIES.
JANUARY 1 2002:
A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET TRANSITIONED TO SNOW ACROSS INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AS A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVED ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS RARE NEW YEARS DAY
WINTER STORM BROUGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TO LOCATIONS
GENERALLY NORTH OF A CHATOM...JACKSON...MONROEVILLE LINE.
PAST "HISTORICAL" WINTER WEATHER EVENTS:
DECEMBER 18 1996:
BANDS OF SNOW DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AS
A COLD AIRMASS SETTLED SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST
REGION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WERE COMMON ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 65...INCLUDING THE MOBILE METROPOLITAN AREA...
WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AROUND 4 INCHES OBSERVED ACROSS A FEW LOCATIONS.
MARCH 12-14 1993 - "STORM OF THE CENTURY": THE STATE WAS HELD IN THE
GRIP OF RECORD SNOWFALL WITH MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW ACROSS A WIDE
PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE SNOW COMPLETELY PARALYZED A LARGE
SECTION OF THE STATE. STRONG WINDS ACCOMPANIED THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND
THIS COMBINATION DOWNED NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. MANY PEOPLE
WERE LEFT WITHOUT ELECTRICAL SERVICE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. HEAVY SNOWFALL
ON MARCH 12 AND 13 WAS FOLLOWED BY A RECORD BREAKING COLD SNAP. WHEN
THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION AND COLD CONDITIONS SUBSIDED...14 PEOPLE HAD
DIED AND MANY MORE WERE INJURED. PROPERTY DAMAGE EXCEEDED 50 MILLION
DOLLARS AND EVERY SQUARE INCH OF ALABAMA HAD EXPERIENCED MEASURABLE
SNOW. DURING THE WINTER STORM...THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IN ALABAMA
SHELTERED OVER 12000 PEOPLE IN 108 FACILITIES AND SERVED OVER 36000
MEALS.
DECEMBER 22-25 1989 - SEVERE COLD OUTBREAK: LOW TEMPERATURES FOR TWO
CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS DROPPED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ALONG THE GULF
COAST. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY REACHED INTO THE TEENS. BRISK
NORTHERLY WINDS CREATED WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM ZERO TO FIFTEEN
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WINTER WEATHER SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS...
AND NWS WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY INFORMATION...VISIT THE FOLLOWING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB PAGES (ALL LOWER CASE):
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MOB
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WINTER
$$
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1024 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2014
...WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN ALABAMA KICKS OFF SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL OBSERVE THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16TH
THROUGH NOVEMBER 21ST 2014 AS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK FOR THE
STATE OF ALABAMA.
WHILE THE FREQUENCY OF EXTREME WINTER WEATHER EVENTS IS RELATIVELY
SMALL ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SNOW...ICE AND
COLD CAN STILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE...INJURY...AND EVEN
DEATH. WITH THE START OF EACH NEW WINTER SEASON...PREPARATION AND
AWARENESS ARE KEY TO MINIMIZING 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...WATER...AND MEDICATION WELL AHEAD OF A WINTER
STORM.
* HAVE A SECONDARY SOURCE OF HEAT AND POWER SUCH AS
GENERATORS...CANDLES...BATTERIES OR FIREWOOD.
* LAYER CLOTHING AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES OR MITTENS.
* AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL BUT ALWAYS CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN
YOUR VEHICLE.
* 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.
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 OR 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 AND GPS EQUIPMENT
RECENT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA:
JANUARY 28-29 2014:
A RARE WINTER STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WERE OBSERVED
OVER INTERIOR AREAS FROM NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY TO NORTHERN
BUTLER AND CRENSHAW COUNTIES. ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE
QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH WERE OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE AREA...INCLUDING THE COAST. LOCALIZED SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
1.5 INCHES WERE OBSERVED IN MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.
JANUARY 19 2008:
SNOW IMPACTED INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AS A STORM SYSTEM
TRACKED ACROSS THE GULF COAST REGION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES WERE REPORTED GENERALLY NORTH OF A CHATOM...GROVE
HILL...CAMDEN LINE WITH LOCALIZED TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OBSERVED
AROUND THE COMMUNITIES OF BUTLER...TOXEY AND THOMASVILLE IN CHOCTAW
AND CLARKE COUNTIES.
JANUARY 1 2002:
A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET TRANSITIONED TO SNOW ACROSS INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AS A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVED ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS RARE NEW YEARS DAY
WINTER STORM BROUGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TO LOCATIONS
GENERALLY NORTH OF A CHATOM...JACKSON...MONROEVILLE LINE.
PAST "HISTORICAL" WINTER WEATHER EVENTS:
DECEMBER 18 1996:
BANDS OF SNOW DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AS
A COLD AIRMASS SETTLED SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST
REGION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WERE COMMON ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 65...INCLUDING THE MOBILE METROPOLITAN AREA...
WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AROUND 4 INCHES OBSERVED ACROSS A FEW LOCATIONS.
MARCH 12-14 1993 - "STORM OF THE CENTURY": THE STATE WAS HELD IN THE
GRIP OF RECORD SNOWFALL WITH MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW ACROSS A WIDE
PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE SNOW COMPLETELY PARALYZED A LARGE
SECTION OF THE STATE. STRONG WINDS ACCOMPANIED THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND
THIS COMBINATION DOWNED NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. MANY PEOPLE
WERE LEFT WITHOUT ELECTRICAL SERVICE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. HEAVY SNOWFALL
ON MARCH 12 AND 13 WAS FOLLOWED BY A RECORD BREAKING COLD SNAP. WHEN
THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION AND COLD CONDITIONS SUBSIDED...14 PEOPLE HAD
DIED AND MANY MORE WERE INJURED. PROPERTY DAMAGE EXCEEDED 50 MILLION
DOLLARS AND EVERY SQUARE INCH OF ALABAMA HAD EXPERIENCED MEASURABLE
SNOW. DURING THE WINTER STORM...THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IN ALABAMA
SHELTERED OVER 12000 PEOPLE IN 108 FACILITIES AND SERVED OVER 36000
MEALS.
DECEMBER 22-25 1989 - SEVERE COLD OUTBREAK: LOW TEMPERATURES FOR TWO
CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS DROPPED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ALONG THE GULF
COAST. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY REACHED INTO THE TEENS. BRISK
NORTHERLY WINDS CREATED WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM ZERO TO FIFTEEN
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WINTER WEATHER SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS...
AND NWS WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY INFORMATION...VISIT THE FOLLOWING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB PAGES (ALL LOWER CASE):
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MOB
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WINTER
$$