Hard Freeze Watch Issued; Lows Going Down To 14

January 14, 2009

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a hard freeze watch. from late Thursday night through Friday morning. Our overnight lows in North Escambia are forecast to be about 15 degrees by sunrise Friday morning and 14 Saturday morning.

The high today in North Escambia is expected to be about 55 degrees with a north wind. Tonight, it  will be clear and cold with a low of 25. Thursday’s high will climb to just 50 degrees, and the overnight low Thursday is forecast to break records at 15 degrees.

The cold weather will continue Friday with a high of 45, and a low Friday night of 14.

Low temperatures could break records over the interior of southwest Alabama and southeast Mississippi by Friday morning. Over the coastal counties, lows are forecast to settle to near records mainly along the Interstate 10 corridor Thursday night and Friday morning.

The latest forecast calls for lows to be near 10 degrees from Highland Home to the mid to upper teens from Waynesboro Mississippi to Evergreen Alabama. Temperatures ranging from 17 to 22 are forecast closer to Interstate 10…from Crestview to westward to Semmes, Ala.

A hard freeze watch means the potential exists for low temperatures to fall below 26 degrees for 5 or more hours. These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive outdoor vegetation. Action should be aken to ensure adequate warmth for outdoor pets. Additional insulation should be considered for exposed pipes. Check on the elderly to ensure they have proper warmth. Those who have gas heat should make sure Carbon monoxide detectors are in good working order. Relief agencies should prepare additional space for those seeking shelter from the cold.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive