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Monday, January 6, 2014

Light snow was falling in downtown Anniston shortly before 10 a.m. Monday morning. Temperatures in Calhoun County are not expected to climb out of the 20s until Wednesday (Photo: M. Dean Smith)
ANNISTON (WDNG) - Calhoun County residents are waking up Monday morning to cold weather and light snow as a polar vortex pushes into the deep South. Temperatures across Calhoun County dropped below freezing Sunday night and remained in the low 20s by 9 a.m. Monday morning.
Reports of light snow have been reported on Monday morning in parts of the Model City as well as flurries in Coldwater, Gadsden, Jacksonville and Heflin. Anniston city officials announced warming stations will be available for those in need at the Salvation Army on Noble Street and the Carver Community Center on W. 14th St. Jacksonville city officials announced that a warming station will also be opening on Monday and Tuesday at the Jacksonville Community Center on Alexandria Rd.
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Warning for Calhoun County until noon on Tuesday and a Hard Freeze Warning until Wednesday morning. All schools in Calhoun County have delayed the start of classes by two hours on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
High temperatures in Anniston are not expected to go higher than 24 degrees and low temperatures on Monday night are forecast to dip to about 9 degrees. Law enforcement across the county say there are no widespread problems with ice on major roadways but several reports indicate rural and less traveled roads in Calhoun and Talladega counties do have patches of black ice.
Police in Weaver warn residents that officers in that city will be patrolling during the cold weather to ensure pets have proper shelter. Weaver police Lt. Charles Plitt says that pet owners neglecting animals kept outside will be charged with animal cruelty.
(Updated at 10:17 a.m. with information about warming station in Jacksonville)
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