Source: National Weather Service
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
CHAMBERS, LEE, RUSSELL, MACON, BULLOCK, BARBOUR AND PIKE
A HARD FREEZE IS FORECAST FOR THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE IN THE TEENS ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA BY SUNRISE THURSDAY.
LOWS WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE TEENS GENERALLY NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 20...AND MIDDLE TO UPPER TEENS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20.
SOME NORMALLY COLDER OUTLYING AREAS MAY EVEN APPROACH 10 DEGREES.
A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL INTO THE MIDDLE TEENS OR LOWER. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE
CAN CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE
TAKEN NOW TO PROTECT PLANTS AND OTHER VEGETATION SUSCEPTIBLE TO
THE HARSH COLD.
ANIMALS ARE ALSO VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE TYPE OF COLD
TEMPERATURES. BE SURE YOUR PETS HAVE WARM PLACES TO STAY.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
CLAY, QUITMAN, RANDOLPH
A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EST /8 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THURSDAY FOR THE SAME
AREA
ALTHOUGH A TRUE HARD FREEZE WILL NOW LIKELY NOT OCCUR OVER MOST
AREAS THIS MORNING...MANY LOCATIONS SHOULD STILL EXPERIENCE A FEW
HOURS OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPS. IN ADDITION ...THESE GUSTY WINDS
WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 DEGREES THIS MORNING.
ANOTHER HARD FREEZE IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING...BUT THERE IS
GREATER UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING THIS SINCE HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE ON THE INCREASE. IF THESE CLOUDS BECOME THICK
ENOUGH THEY COULD PREVENT TEMPERATURES FROM BEING AS COLD AS
CURRENTLY FORECAST.
A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES OF 26 DEGREES OR COLDER
ARE LIKELY FOR SEVERAL OR MORE HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS COULD HARM
CROPS...ANIMALS... AUTOMOBILE RADIATORS...AND EXPOSED WATER PIPES.
