U.S. National Weather Service Alerts for Elkmont, AL

WIND CHILL ADVISORY

Now - Friday, Jan 24, 6:00am

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ISOLATED HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS MAY SEE VALUES DROP BELOW ZERO AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW ZERO PRIMARILY BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM ACROSS NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...AND COULD LINGER TIL SUNRISE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO 5 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO...WITH VALUES AS LOW AS MINUS 8 IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILLS SHOULD IMPROVE APPROACHING SUNRISE AS WINDS SLACKEN.

* IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS COULD BECOME A HEALTH HAZARD TO BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

RED FLAG WARNING

Now - Friday, Jan 24, 6:00pm

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ALABAMA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA... LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...FRANKLIN AL... LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MORGAN...MARSHALL... JACKSON...DEKALB...AND CULLMAN COUNTIES.

* TIMING...12 PM TO 6 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.