Freeze Warning

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1232 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY…

* WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

* WHERE…Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Randolph, St.

Clair, Talladega, Walker, and Winston Counties.

* WHEN…From 3 AM to 8 AM CST Friday.

* 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 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.