Cold Weather Advisory 01/08/2025 12:15 for Alabama, Florida, Georgia areas

Headline: 
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 8 at 3:15PM EST until January 9 at 9:00AM EST by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Cold Weather Advisory
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
January 8, 2025 - 12:15pm
Expires: 
January 8, 2025 - 9:30pm
Description: 
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 16 expected. For the Freeze Warning, hard freeze temperatures as low as 23 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, Panhandle Florida, and southwest Georgia. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ to 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ Thursday. For the Freeze Warning, from 3 AM EST /2 AM CST/ to 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instruction: 
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. 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.
Area Description: 
Coffee; Dale; Henry; Geneva; Houston; North Walton; Holmes; Quitman; Clay; Randolph; Calhoun; Terrell; Dougherty; Lee; Early; Miller; Baker
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL