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WWUS74 KBMX 201020  
NPWBMX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
420 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
ALZ011-014-015-017>021-024>029-201700-  
/O.CON.KBMX.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250120T1700Z/  
MARION-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-  
JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ONEONTA, DOUBLE SPRINGS, HAMILTON,  
HEFLIN, GADSDEN, TALLADEGA, ALABASTER, ANNISTON, PELHAM,  
SYLACAUGA, BIRMINGHAM, HOOVER, COLUMBIANA, CENTRE, ROANOKE,  
JASPER, PELL CITY, MOODY, AND ASHLAND  
420 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 0.  
 
* WHERE...BLOUNT, CALHOUN, CHEROKEE, CLAY, CLEBURNE, ETOWAH,  
JEFFERSON, MARION, RANDOLPH, SHELBY, ST. CLAIR, TALLADEGA, WALKER,  
AND WINSTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ALZ012-013-022-023-030>050-201700-  
/O.CON.KBMX.CW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-250120T1700Z/  
LAMAR-FAYETTE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-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 CENTREVILLE, FAYETTE, PHENIX CITY, EUTAW,  
LAFAYETTE, EUFAULA, DADEVILLE, TUSKEGEE, MOUNDVILLE, UNION  
SPRINGS, CARROLLTON, VERNON, ALEXANDER CITY, LINDEN, TALLASSEE,  
SULLIGENT, ROCKFORD, MONTGOMERY, OPELIKA, HAYNEVILLE, PRATTVILLE,  
FORT DEPOSIT, LANETT, CLANTON, AUBURN, LIVINGSTON, MARION,  
VALLEY, DEMOPOLIS, WETUMPKA, GREENSBORO, TUSCALOOSA, TROY, AND  
SELMA  
420 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 5 ABOVE.  
 
* WHERE...AUTAUGA, BARBOUR, BIBB, BULLOCK, CHAMBERS, CHILTON, COOSA,  
DALLAS, ELMORE, FAYETTE, GREENE, HALE, LAMAR, LEE, LOWNDES, MACON,  
MARENGO, MONTGOMERY, PERRY, PICKENS, PIKE, RUSSELL, SUMTER,  
TALLAPOOSA, AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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