MD 1787 CONCERNING HEAVY SNOW FOR FAR WEST-CENTRAL MS…CENTRAL AL…NORTHWEST GA
Mesoscale Discussion 1787
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0755 AM CST Fri Dec 08 2017
Areas affected...Far West-central MS...Central AL...Northwest GA
Concerning...Heavy snow
Valid 081355Z - 081700Z
SUMMARY...Occasionally moderate to heavy snowfall (i.e. snowfall
rates around 1 inch per hour) are possible over the next several
hours across portions of central AL and northwest GA
DISCUSSION...Recent surface observations show that temperatures
across central AL and northwest GA have cooled enough to support
snow. Several sites are already reporting moderate snow with
isolated/brief instances of heavy snow (i.e. visibility less than
1/4SM) also being reported. Relatively heavier band of precipitation
is currently ongoing across southeast MS/southwest AL and its
northeasterly motion is expected to take it into central AL and
northwest GA over the next few hours. As a result, snowfall rates
may occasionally top 1 inch per hour in isolated locations.
Subfreezing surface wet-bulb temperatures are expected to remain
north of a line from MEI northeastward to RMG, keeping areas south
of this line predominately rain.
..Mosier.. 12/08/2017
...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
ATTN...WFO...GSP...FFC...BMX...HUN...JAN...
LAT...LON 33358873 33918740 34848522 34838426 34348345 33448484
32658684 32188908 33358873
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