From the National Weather Service:

Hard Freeze Warning

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY.

* TIMING…TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 15 DEGREES OR BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES…WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE TEENS THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS…TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS MAY CAUSE WATER PIPES TO RUPTURE…AND POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND LIVESTOCK. THESE CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO PEOPLE AND PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD.

Wind Chill Advisory

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED…ISOLATED HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS MAY SEE VALUES DROP BELOW ZERO AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. OTHERWISE…WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW ZERO PRIMARILY BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM ACROSS NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE…AND COULD LINGER TIL SUNRISE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO 5 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO…WITH VALUES AS LOW AS MINUS 8 IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILLS SHOULD IMPROVE APPROACHING SUNRISE AS WINDS SLACKEN.

* IMPACTS…PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS COULD BECOME A HEALTH HAZARD TO BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

Wind Chill Advisory for Georgia

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS…MOST OF NORTH GEORGIA. MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LA GRANGE TO GRIFFIN TO GAINESVILLE LINE. * HAZARD TYPES…LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WIND CHILL READINGS…AS LOW AS 10 BELOW.

* TIMING…FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS…LOW WIND CHILLS CAN CAUSE FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES…6 TO 15 ABOVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS… MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.