UPDATED – Hard Freeze Warning/URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE/National Weather Service Birmingham AL
Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee-Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-Talladega-Clay-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-Coosa-Marengo – Including the cities of Hamilton, Sulligent, Vernon, Fayette, Double Springs, Jasper, Oneonta, Gadsden, Anniston, Centre, Heflin, Carrollton, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana, Pelham, Alabaster, Pell City, Moody, Talladega, Sylacauga, Ashland, Livingston, Eutaw, Greensboro, Moundville, Marion, Centreville, Clanton, Rockford, Demopolis, and Linden
HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY
* WHAT
Temperatures will drop into the teens tonight, remain below freezing in many areas tomorrow, and drop into the single digits and teens Tuesday night.
* WHERE
Northern and western portions of central Alabama.
* WHEN
From 8 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS
Prolonged sub-freezing temperatures may cause pipes to burst. Bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills can result in hypothermia or perhaps frostbite. These conditions are life-threatening to those with prolonged exposure or without access to warmth
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
To prevent freezing and possible bursting of water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing.