From NWS, Birmingham

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1133 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

..FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO RETURN ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS EVENING AND
BRING THE BITTER COLD BACK TO THE STATE. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
TO THE LOW TO MIDDLE TEENS ACROSS THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA. THIS COLD SNAP MAY LAST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING…
SO TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW.

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MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-JEFFERSON-ST. CLAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT…VERNON…
FAYETTE…DOUBLE SPRINGS…JASPER…ONEONTA…GADSDEN…
ANNISTON…CENTRE…BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER…PELL CITY…MOODY
1133 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

…HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY…

A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY.

REMEMBER A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT
FOR A HAZARDOUS FREEZING EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WARNING AREA.

CHECK ON ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MAY NOT HAVE ADEQUATE HEATING…
ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.

MAKE SURE ANY EXPOSED PIPES ARE WRAPPED IN INSULATION…
ESPECIALLY WATER PIPES. LET FAUCETS DRIP A LITTLE. ALTHOUGH THIS
WASTES WATER…IT MAY PREVENT FREEZE DAMAGE. KNOW HOW TO SHUT OFF
THE WATER COMING INTO THE HOUSE. AS A LAST RESORT YOU MAY HAVE TO
SHUT OFF THIS MAIN VALVE AND DRAIN ALL THE PIPES TO KEEP THEM
FROM FREEZING AND BURSTING.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TO MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE ADEQUATE
WARMTH…OR BRING THEM INDOORS AND MAKE SURE THEIR WATER SUPPLY
REMAINS UNFROZEN.

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