Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Hard Freeze Warning Hard Freeze Warning in effect from Thursday, 12:00 AM CST until Thursday, 10:00 AM CST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service

LOWER MOBILE:

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THURSDAY...

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

THE HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURE...DROPPING INTO THE MID TEENS TO AROUND 20 DEGREES LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MOST AREAS EXCEPT
LOCATIONS ALONG IMMEDIATE COAST.

* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES THIS COLD CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR PEOPLE
WITH INADEQUATE HEAT...PETS...AND CAN ALSO KILL SENSITIVE
VEGETATION AND CROPS. UNPROTECTED PLUMBING AND WATER-COOLED ENGINES
MAY BE DAMAGED IF NOT PREPARED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE
HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING
SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN
ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE
HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT
USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN
THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE
ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER.A
HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

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UPPER MOBILE:

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THURSDAY...

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

THE HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURE...DROPPING INTO THE MID TEENS TO AROUND 20 DEGREES LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MOST AREAS EXCEPT
LOCATIONS ALONG IMMEDIATE COAST.

* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES THIS COLD CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR PEOPLE
WITH INADEQUATE HEAT...PETS...AND CAN ALSO KILL SENSITIVE
VEGETATION AND CROPS. UNPROTECTED PLUMBING AND WATER-COOLED ENGINES
MAY BE DAMAGED IF NOT PREPARED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE
HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING
SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN
ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE
HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT
USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN
THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE
ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER.A
HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

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