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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1242 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025

ALZ018>021-023>050-091400-
/O.NEW.KBMX.CW.Y.0001.250109T0400Z-250109T1400Z/
Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee-Cleburne-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-
Including the cities of Heflin, Alexander City, Pelham,
Birmingham, Montgomery, Pell City, Roanoke, Livingston, Eutaw,
Tuskegee, Eufaula, Rockford, Union Springs, Troy, Moody,
Anniston, Alabaster, Talladega, Wetumpka, Greensboro, Phenix
City, Dadeville, Prattville, Fort Deposit, Centreville, Ashland,
Demopolis, Lafayette, Tuscaloosa, Linden, Auburn, Opelika,
Centre, Hayneville, Marion, Gadsden, Valley, Hoover, Clanton,
Tallassee, Selma, Columbiana, Moundville, Lanett, and Sylacauga
1242 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
CST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chill values from 10 to 15 degrees expected.

* WHERE...Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers,
  Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah,
  Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery,
  Perry, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter,
  Talladega, Tallapoosa, and Tuscaloosa Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 8 AM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin
  is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of
  subfreezing temperatures could cause pipes to burst.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.

Keep pets indoors as much as possible.

Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure
portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills
inside.

To prevent freezing and possible bursting of pipes they should be
wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly.

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