Hard Freeze Warning Issued for Tonight

With snow on the ground, and a very cold Arctic air mass in place, it is going to be a bitterly cold night across Central Alabama. The NWS in Birmingham has issued a Hard Freeze Warning for every county in their CWA.

Later this evening, temperatures will fall below 15 degrees and that is where they will stay until tomorrow. With snow on the ground, we could actually see temps fall into single digits.

…BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT…

SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LIVINGSTON…EUTAW…GREENSBORO…
MOUNDVILLE…MARION…DEMOPOLIS…LINDEN…SELMA…PRATTVILLE…
FORT DEPOSIT…HAYNEVILLE…WETUMPKA…TALLASSEE…MONTGOMERY…
TUSKEGEE…UNION SPRINGS…AUBURN…OPELIKA…PHENIX CITY…
TROY…EUFAULA
410 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

…HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST WEDNESDAY…

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

* TEMPERATURES…WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE TEENS AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.

* 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.

MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT…VERNON…
FAYETTE…DOUBLE SPRINGS…JASPER…ONEONTA…GADSDEN…
ANNISTON…CENTRE…HEFLIN…CARROLLTON…TUSCALOOSA…
BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER…COLUMBIANA…PELHAM…ALABASTER…
PELL CITY…MOODY…TALLADEGA…SYLACAUGA…ASHLAND…ROANOKE…
CENTREVILLE…CLANTON…ROCKFORD…ALEXANDER CITY…DADEVILLE…
VALLEY…LANETT…LAFAYETTE
410 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

…HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST WEDNESDAY…

* TEMPERATURES…WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE TEENS AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.

* 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.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Winter Weather