...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY...
* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER NOON TODAY AND LAST THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.
* WINDS...OCCASIONALLY SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH A
FEW GUSTS INTO THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 8 TO 14 DEGREE RANGE ALONG AND NORTH OF
I-20 AND IN THE 14 TO 18 DEGREE RANGE SOUTH OF I-20.
* IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS CAN LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO
15 DEGREES OR LOWER.
THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CAN LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING AND COVER
EXPOSED SKIN. COVER YOUR HEAD WITH A HAT.
TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER
PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO DRIP
SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN
THEIR SYSTEMS...OR COVER ANY ABOVE-GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM
FROM FREEZING.
OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD BE PROVIDED A WARM PLACE TO SHELTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST THURSDAY.
* TIMING...THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS
WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS EVENING AND LASTING
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS
AREAS NORTH OF I-20 BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND TO NEAR ZERO OR
JUST BELOW BY MIDNIGHT. SOUTH OF I-20...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL
FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
