As we've been mentioning the last several days, some of the coldest air so far this Fall season is expected over night Monday night and Tuesday morning, so the National Weather Service has posted a Freeze Watch for that period. The text of their issuance is shown below. Stay warm!!
-Brian-
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
742 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2006
...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
.THE COMBINATION OF CLEAR SKIES AND COLD NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL
ALLOW FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA TO DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR
APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
ALZ011>015-017>021-026>029-037-038-231000-
/O.NEW.KBMX.FZ.A.0004.061024T0800Z-061024T1300Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-TALLAPOOSA-
CHAMBERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...
ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...
SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...
VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE
742 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2006
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.
A LARGE AREA OF COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE
COLDEST WEATHER SO FAR THIS FALL SEASON TO PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA INCLUDING AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A VERNON...TO
JASPER...TO ONEONTA...TO TALLADEGA...TO ROCKFORD...TO LAFAYETTE
LINE. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE NORMALLY COLDER PROTECTED VALLEY
LOCATIONS OF NORTH AND EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...BUT GENERALLY WILL
NOT AFFECT THE LARGER CITIES.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S FOR APPROXIMATELY
THREE HOURS TUESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO BELLOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES...WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS
TUESDAY MORNING...EVEN IN SOME LOCATIONS THAT DO NOT DROP BELOW 32
DEGREES.
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MAKE
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT VEGETATION AND YOUNG TREES. PREPARATIONS
SHOULD BE MADE TO BRING HOUSE PLANTS INDOORS. TO PREVENT OUTSIDE
WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING PLEASE DRAIN GARDEN HOSES AND TURN OFF
OUTSIDE HOSE BIBS. IN ADDITION...PLEASE MAKE SURE OUTSIDE PETS
HAVE A PROTECTED PLACE TO STAY WARM.
$$
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