From the National Weather Service in Birmingham:

Freeze Warning

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
500 AM CDT Wed Mar 18 2026

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-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-Montgomery-Macon-Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour.

…FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING…

* WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28.

* WHERE…All of central Alabama.

* WHEN…Until 9 AM CDT this morning.

* 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.

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