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Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
Friday October 31st, 2014 :: 04:42 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Wind Advisory tomorrow. Expect gusty winds all day. FREEZE WARNING tomorrow night. Expect sub-freezing temps tonight and tomorrow night.

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM CDT SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT SATURDAY TO 8 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT SATURDAY TO 8 AM CST
SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING AFTER
1 AM AND SPREADING THROUGH THE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING HOURS. FOR
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING
WILL DEVELOP BY 10 PM AND SPREAD OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 20 MPH AND GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH AT
TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 28 TO 34 DEGREES SATURDAY MORNING AND LOWS
WILL RANGE FROM 26 TO 32 DEGREES SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THESE TEMPERATURES CAN EASILY KILL SENSITIVE
VEGETATION AND MAY LIKELY END THE GROWING SEASON ACROSS CENTRAL
ALABAMA. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS ESPECIALLY
TRAVELING EAST OR WEST. SOME SMALL OR WEAK BRANCHES MAY ALSO FALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 24 MPH AND HIGHER...
OR WIND GUSTS OF 36 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

Address/Location
Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
90 E Broad St
Gadsden, AL 35903

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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