NWS Birmingham has expanded the FROST ADVISORY to now include nearly every county in Central Alabama and has extended the time to expire until 7 am Sunday morning. Here is the breakdown of the counties…
Counties extended until 7 am Sunday: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Walker, and Winston.
Counties added to the advisory: Autauga, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Sumter, Tallapoosa, and Tuscaloosa.
* WHAT… Temperatures as low as 33 degrees will result in frost formation.
* WHERE… Nearly all of Central Alabama.
* WHEN… From 3 am to 7 am CST Sunday.
* IMPACTS… Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
