Freeze Alert #4319

USA WEATHER IN MOBILE, AL HAS ISSUED A FREEZE ALERT FOR MONROE, CLARKE, JONES, WAYNE, MARENGO, CHOCTAW, ELMORE, DALLAS, AUTAUGA, WILCOX, BUTLER, PIKE, CRENSHAW, LOWNDES, MONTGOMERY, BARBOUR, RUSSELL, BULLOCK, AND MACON COUNTIES FROM 2:00 AM CST SATURDAY UNTIL 8:00 AM CST SATURDAY.

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF PRATTVILLE, TROY, MONTGOMERY, SELMA, JEFFERSON, PHENIX CITY, LAUREL, CALHOUN, WALLSBORO, CRAWFORD, WEST SELMONT, BOOTH, HUNTER, AND SARDIS. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF THESE COUNTIES.

DISCUSSION...

»…WHAT IS EXPECTED…«

SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 30 DEGREES EXPECTED.

»…WHERE IT IS EXPECTED…«

INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: 

»…WHEN IT IS EXPECTED…«

FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING.

»…DISCUSSION…«

SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ALERTED COUNTIES, THOUGH SOME AREAS MAY ONLY BRIEFLY REACH 32F FOR AN HOUR OR SO EARLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE WARMING.

»…POTENTIAL IMPACTS…«

FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS, OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

»…PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS…«

TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER 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.

...DISCLAIMER...

USA WEATHER, INC., ISSUES THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR EDUCATIONAL, ENTERTAINMENT, AND INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. PERSON(S) SHOULD USE THIS INFORMATION SOLELY AS A SECOND SOURCE AND NOT AS AN OFFICIAL SOURCE FOR WEATHER INFORMATION, AS THE DATA PROVIDED IN THESE PRODUCTS MAY OR MAY NOT BE BACKED BY SOUND METEOROLOGICAL DATA. WE URGE YOU TO NOT MAKE POTENTIALLY LIFE-ALTERING DECISIONS BASED ON THIS INFORMATION AND WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBPAGE FOR OFFICIAL WEATHER DATA AND INFORMATION.