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-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-Coosa-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Autauga-Elmore-Lee-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, Roanoke, Livingston, Eutaw, Greensboro, Moundville, Marion, Centreville, Clanton, Rockford, Alexander City, Dadeville, Valley, Lanett, Lafayette, Prattville, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Auburn, and Opelika

HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY – HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY

* WHAT

For the first Hard Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 9 expected; for the second Hard Freeze Warning there will be sub-freezing temperatures as low as 8 expected.

* WHERE

Portions of central Alabama.

* WHEN

For the first Hard Freeze Warning, from 8 PM this evening to noon CST Saturday. For the second Hard Freeze Warning, from 6 PM Saturday to 9 AM CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS

Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTION

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold – and don’t forget to prevent any freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes, be sure they’re wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly.  All those that have

in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing.