Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 20 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, Big Bend and Panhandle
Florida and south central and southwest Georgia.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Evening temperature trends favor a slightly
earlier onset of hard freeze conditions by about an hour than
previously forecast.