Published on: January 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM

The National Weather Service has upgraded portions of Central Alabama to an extreme cold warning, effective from 12am until 11am Monday. This alert includes the following counties: Marion, Winston, Walker, Blount, Etowah, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Clay, and Randolph.

The previously issued extreme cold warning for southwest Alabama, which was discussed in our prior post, remains in effect. There is also a cold weather advisory in effect for all remaining Alabama counties not included in the extreme cold warning.

Within this newly issued extreme cold warning, wind chills between 0 and 5 degrees are expected, which can be dangerous with prolonged exposure.