Freeze Warning / URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE / National Weather Service Birmingham AL

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FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY

* WHAT

Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 expected.

* WHERE

A portion of central Alabama.

* WHEN

From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor 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.