Freeze warning for SoWal

SoWal Insider

Dec 6, '10 · 7:44 PM1,5661

Per SWFD FB page:

Weather Watch: Freeze Warning Issued for South Walton. Please protect- People, Pets, Pipes and Plants!

by South Walton Fire District on Monday, December 6, 2010 at 2:32pm

LIGHT TO CALM WINDS.CLEAR SKIES.& A DRY COLD AIRMASS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A HARD FREEZE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.EXCEPT AT THE BEACHES & IN THE CITIES WHERE A LIGHT FREEZE IS EXPECTED. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.FREEPORT.SANTA ROSA BEACH.
PANAMA CITY.PARKER.PORT SAINT JOE.APALACHICOLA.
CARRABELLE.SOPCHOPPY.SAINT MARKS.KEATON BEACH.
STEINHATCHEE.SUWANNEE
155 PM EST MON DEC 6 2010 /1255 PM CST MON DEC 6 2010/

<span>HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ TUESDAY. HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUES EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.</span>

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ TUESDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WED MORNING.

TEMPS WILL REACH THE FREEZING POINT BEFORE MIDNIGHT.AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING UNTIL MID MORNING. MANY LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE 8 OR MORE HRS OF FREEZING TEMPS.WITH THE COLDEST TEMPS REACHING THE LWR TO MID 20S IN THE NORMALLY COLDEST INLAND LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE CITIES. A LIGHT FREEZE IS EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES & IN THE LARGER CITIES.WITH 1 TO 4 HRS OF FREEZING TEMPS & LOWS IN THE LWR 30S. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUES NIGHT & WEDNESDAY MORNING.THOUGH INCREASING CLOUD COVER WED MORNING MAY LIMIT THE EXTENT OF THE FREEZE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS & OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE & ANIMALS THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY DRESSED OR SHELTERED FOR THE COLD. IT IS GENERALLY NOT NECESSARY TO RUN WATER OVERNIGHT TO PROTECT PIPES.UNLESS THE PIPES ARE EXPOSED SUCH AS THOSE IN SOME TRAILERS.HOUSES ON STILTS.AND PIPES CONNECTED TO SWIMMING POOLS.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPS ARE POSSIBLE.

Replies

Skunky

Dec 6, '10 · 7:51 PM#2

Quick, lock the warming shelters and save some tax dollars!:roll:

beats on hood

Dec 6, '10 · 8:02 PM#3

Per SWFD FB page:

Weather Watch: Freeze Warning Issued for South Walton. Please protect- People, Pets, Pipes and Plants!

Thanks for the heads-up!

SoWal Expert

Dec 6, '10 · 8:38 PM#4

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Beach Fanatic

Dec 6, '10 · 8:39 PM#5

The fake fireplace in the bedroom is roaring away... lol

Beach Fanatic

Dec 6, '10 · 8:49 PM#6

Haha! The real fireplace in my living room is, too! I don't have central heat in this joint... Double brrrrrr!

Me and the dogs are all snuggled up on the couch with my electric blanket.

::sigh::

Beach Fanatic

Dec 6, '10 · 8:56 PM#7

I am jealous Kitlit! ...I love a good fire! 😉

SoWal InsiderAuthor

Dec 7, '10 · 5:36 AM#8

Haha! The real fireplace in my living room is, too! I don't have central heat in this joint... Double brrrrrr!

Me and the dogs are all snuggled up on the couch with my electric blanket.

::sigh::

Sounds like me Kitt quite a few years back. Had just gotten divorced, no furniture and money was tight so me and the pups all bundled up and slept in front of the fire place every night that winter. Good times. Why does it seem that what should be memories of our toughest times often turn out to be our best.😀

Beach Fanatic

Dec 7, '10 · 7:47 AM#9

Ah, yeah. Agreed. But honestly, I joke about the cold--I do have a fireplace, but it DOES get chilly--but this is such a terrific old house, especially this time of year. Lots of wonderful old childhood memories from growing up and doing the Christmas holidays with the grandparents!

My grandmother used seashells (she's got millions of them that she's collected over the years) in all her decorating, even as Christmas tree ornaments, and it was just magical here as a kid.

I think I'm very fortunate to spend some time here as an adult, too--it's done my heart good!

SoWal Expert

Dec 7, '10 · 5:21 PM#10

Oops I missed this. Poor plants!

Is it supposed to freeze tonight?

Beach Fanatic

Dec 7, '10 · 6:14 PM#11

Yes. Cover your plants or bring them in. Pets, too. Pipes, kind of iffy. I did drain my outside shower just in case.

Beach Fanatic

Dec 7, '10 · 6:19 PM#12

You should be okay if your on 30a Scooterbug. Tonight is suppose to be milder then last night and it wasn't even a light freeze close to the ocean as we are. 🙂

SoWal Expert

Dec 7, '10 · 6:55 PM#13

I will bring in the delicate/new ones - the rest have survived me for years, so they can survive a freeze. :roll:

SoWal Insider

Dec 7, '10 · 7:32 PM#14

After my divorce in '95, I retreated to a 600 square foot cabin that had no central heat and no insulation. Whenever you used the microwave when the 1200 watt space heater was working, it blew the old screw-in type circuit breakers. It was bleak. My landlord gave me a wood-burning stove that had been sitting in his garage for 3 years, unused, and when I finally got it installed, my electricity for that winter month was $24. I fell deeply in love with my wood-burning stove. They are, in many ways, better than fireplaces. You close them up at night, stay snug thru the night, and then stir the coals in the morning, and it's toasty once again.

Beach Fanatic

Dec 7, '10 · 8:43 PM#15

Yeah, the one in this house is not exactly a stove, but it is an enclosed fireplace with doors and a blower fan... same concept. Somebody musta had their thinking cap on!

SoWal Insider

Dec 7, '10 · 9:10 PM#16

Yeah, the one in this house is not exactly a stove, but it is an enclosed fireplace with doors and a blower fan... same concept. Somebody musta had their thinking cap on!

"whatever gets you thru the night...it's alright...it's alright" -John Lennon

SoWal InsiderAuthor

Dec 13, '10 · 3:19 PM#17

Weather Alert: Hard Freeze Warning for South Walton

by South Walton Fire District on Monday, December 13, 2010 at 3:14pm

A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ TUESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A LONG DURATION HARD FREEZE IS FORECAST FOR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. HARD FREEZE DURATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE 8 TO 10 HRS WITH TOTAL FREEZE DURATIONS OF UP TO 16 HRS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPS WELL BELOW FREEZING ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE & ANIMALS THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD. IT IS GENERALLY NOT NECESSARY TO RUN WATER OVERNIGHT TO PROTECT PIPES.UNLESS THE PIPES ARE EXPOSED.SUCH AS THE PIPES IN SOME TRAILERS.HOUSES ON STILTS.& PIPES CONNECTED TO SWIMMING POOLS.

THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED