...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TODAY AND BELOW
FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...
HE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 10 AM THIS MORNING...AND WILL
REMAIN STRONG THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
BELOW FREEZING BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4 AM LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE
MAJORITY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ABOVE
FREEZING BY 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH POSSIBLE.
* TEMPERATURES...WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S NORTH TO THE LOWER
30S ELSEWHERE.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND A FEW
WEAKENED TREES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED BY
THE STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY
DAMAGE OR KILL VEGETATION THAT HAS ALREADY BLOOMED OR BUDDED OUT
FOR THE SPRING.
Address/Location
Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
90 E Broad St
Gadsden, AL 35903
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1