Full Notification

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 23. For the second Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 21 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub- freezing temperatures as low as 27 possible.

* WHERE...Much of Central Alabama.

* WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, until 10 AM CDT this morning. For the second Freeze Warning, from 9 PM this evening to 10 AM CDT Monday. For the Freeze Watch, from Tuesday from 1 AM to 8 AM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MARION ... LAMAR ... FAYETTE ... WINSTON ... WALKER ... BLOUNT ... ETOWAH ... CALHOUN ... CHEROKEE ... CLEBURNE ... PICKENS ... TUSCALOOSA ... JEFFERSON ... SHELBY ... ST. CLAIR ... TALLADEGA ... CLAY ... RANDOLPH ... SUMTER ... GREENE ... HALE ... PERRY ... BIBB ... CHILTON ... COOSA ... TALLAPOOSA ... CHAMBERS ... MARENGO ... DALLAS ... AUTAUGA ... LOWNDES ... ELMORE ... MONTGOMERY ... MACON ... BULLOCK ... LEE ... RUSSELL

Instructions:

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.