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WWUS74 KBMX 190847  
NPWBMX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
247 AM CST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
ALZ017>021-024-026-191815-  
/O.UPG.KBMX.CW.Y.0002.250120T0600Z-250120T1700Z/  
/O.NEW.KBMX.EC.W.0001.250120T0600Z-250120T1700Z/  
BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-ST. CLAIR-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANNISTON, GADSDEN, CENTRE, PELL CITY,  
ONEONTA, HOOVER, BIRMINGHAM, HEFLIN, AND MOODY  
247 AM CST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS ZERO EXPECTED FOR  
BLOUNT, CALHOUN, CHEROKEE, CLEBURNE, ETOWAH, AND ST. CLAIR  
COUNTIES. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS FROM 0-5 DEGREES FOR  
JEFFERSON COUNTY.  
 
* WHERE...BLOUNT, CALHOUN, CHEROKEE, CLEBURNE, ETOWAH, JEFFERSON,  
AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN  
IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF  
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE PIPES TO BURST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST  
GO OUTSIDE.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE  
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS  
INSIDE.  
 
TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF PIPES THEY SHOULD BE  
WRAPPED, DRAINED, OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
 
 
 
 
ALZ011>015-022-023-025-027>050-191815-  
/O.CON.KBMX.CW.Y.0002.250120T0600Z-250120T1700Z/  
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SHELBY-  
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-  
COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-  
MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VALLEY, TROY, MOUNDVILLE, ASHLAND,  
LANETT, ROANOKE, OPELIKA, FORT DEPOSIT, VERNON, HAYNEVILLE,  
CARROLLTON, WETUMPKA, ALEXANDER CITY, EUFAULA, LAFAYETTE,  
PRATTVILLE, DADEVILLE, PHENIX CITY, TUSCALOOSA, CENTREVILLE,  
DOUBLE SPRINGS, PELHAM, MARION, CLANTON, GREENSBORO, EUTAW,  
DEMOPOLIS, LIVINGSTON, COLUMBIANA, ALABASTER, TALLASSEE, JASPER,  
HAMILTON, AUBURN, TUSKEGEE, SELMA, UNION SPRINGS, MONTGOMERY,  
SULLIGENT, ROCKFORD, LINDEN, TALLADEGA, SYLACAUGA, AND FAYETTE  
247 AM CST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO  
11 AM CST MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 2 ABOVE EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...AUTAUGA, BARBOUR, BIBB, BULLOCK, CHAMBERS, CHILTON, CLAY,  
COOSA, DALLAS, ELMORE, FAYETTE, GREENE, HALE, LAMAR, LEE, LOWNDES,  
MACON, MARENGO, MARION, MONTGOMERY, PERRY, PICKENS, PIKE,  
RANDOLPH, RUSSELL, SHELBY, SUMTER, TALLADEGA, TALLAPOOSA,  
TUSCALOOSA, WALKER, AND WINSTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN  
IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF  
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE PIPES TO BURST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE  
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS  
INSIDE.  
 
TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF PIPES THEY SHOULD BE  
WRAPPED, DRAINED, OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
 
 
 
 
TC  
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