![Sub-Freezing Temperatures Expected in Alabama Prompt Freeze Watch](http://townsquare.media/site/534/files/2023/03/attachment-Untitled-design-73.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Sub-Freezing Temperatures Expected in Alabama Prompt Freeze Watch
A “Freeze Watch” has been issued by the National Weather Service in Birmingham.
1st Freeze Watch Information
This watch will be from Saturday, March 18 from 1:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. It will impact the following counties: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Marion, Randolph, St. Clair, Talladega, Walker, and Winston.
FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 31 POSSIBLE
![Tuscaloosa Thread logo](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2020/07/512-1.jpg?w=100)
2nd Freeze Watch Information
This watch will be from Sunday, March 19 from 1:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. It will impact the following counties: Autauga, Blount, Bibb, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Marengo, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston.
SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 24 POSSIBLE
National Weather Service in Birmingham Preparedness Actions
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.
TO PREVENTFREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES. THEY SHOULDBE 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.
(Source) For more from the National Weather Service Birmingham, click here.
Top Stories from the Tuscaloosa Thread (3/6 - 3/13)
LOOK: The most extreme temperatures in the history of every state
LOOK: The most expensive weather and climate disasters in recent decades
More From Tuscaloosa Thread
![Shelton State to Host Resource Workshop for Military and Veterans Members Tuesday](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2021/02/Shelton-State-1_NL.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Hanna Steel Announces $20 Million Expansion in Tuscaloosa, Creating New 14 Jobs](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2023/01/attachment-loc-D1-full.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Early Work Begins on Tuscaloosa’s ‘Transformational’ $66 Million McWright’s Ferry Road Extension](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2023/01/attachment-Drone-Shot.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![University of Alabama Investigating Chalk Messages Targeting Jewish Community](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2023/01/attachment-327577766_1559298181251886_3356101170114900874_n.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![City of Tuscaloosa Hosting Collection Drive for Selma Storm Victims](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2022/10/attachment-attachment-attachment-city-hall-4_nl.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Life-Saving Classes Available At Tuscaloosa’s Warrior CPR](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2023/01/attachment-unnamed.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![STARS Academy Rising Star Student of the Month: Taliriyah Mach](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2023/01/attachment-Untitled-design-36.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Tuscaloosa Event Planner Hosting “Posh Wedding and Event Show” This Weekend](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2023/01/attachment-Untitled-design-35.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Tuscaloosa’s Hunt Club Honky Tonk Closes After 9 Months, New Concept in the Works](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2023/01/attachment-IMG_9927.jpg?w=980&q=75)