THE TENNESSEE VALLEY-the National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for the following counties in North Alabama and some of Southern Tennessee: Lauderdale, AL; Colbert, AL; Franklin, AL; Lawrence, AL; Limestone, AL; Madison, AL; Morgan, AL; Marshall, AL; Jackson, AL; De Kalb, AL; Cullman, AL; Moore, TN; Lincoln, TN; Franklin, TN
… LIGHT FREEZE EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG WITH PATCHY FROST…
… DAMAGING HARD FREEZE LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY MORNING…
A DRY CANADIAN AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING… IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH PASSED ACROSS THE REGION LAST NIGHT. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE FOR MOST OF NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE BETWEEN 1 AM AND 7 AM MONDAY… PROVIDING A LIGHT FREEZE. PATCHY FROST MAY ALSO DEVELOP DURING THIS PERIOD… ESPECIALLY IF WINDS DIMINISH AND SKIES REMAIN CLEAR. THE THREAT FOR FROST WILL BE HIGHEST IN SHELTERED VALLEY LOCATIONS.
A SECOND AND MORE SIGNIFICANT ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP RAPIDLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY TUESDAY MORNING. CALM WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES ON TUESDAY NIGHT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A DAMAGING HARD FREEZE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING… AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE MID 20S.
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES BOTH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
