Water systems around the state are continuing to make progress in restoring service after unseasonably low winter temperatures wrecked havoc on pipes and spiked usage.

Cities throughout the state and the South have reported water usage issues this week, even as daytime weather has edged back into warmer territory. The effects are being felt from the Shoals to the Black Belt.

The West Lauderdale Water Authority in northwest Alabama announced Thursday that it will turn off some of its pump stations.

Water should be available from 5 to 7 p.m., and then will be turned off again until 10 a.m. Friday.

“This will create a widespread outage,” an announcement on the authority’s Facebook page reads. “Please, check your water meter if you have no water. The first step is to determine if you have a leak, if you do have a leak, turn your water meter off. If you do not have a leak then you may be in the area of the outage.”

The City of Talladega in eastern Alabama is continuing repairs to its water system.

On Thursday, crews were repairing a main break in the Mount Olive system and filling the tank. Once that was completed, workers would begin the process of resupplying the Waldo water system.

Residents with constant water pressure who had not lost water have been told they may use water without boiling. All areas that have been reduced to no water or very low pressure should continue to boil water until told otherwise, the city said.

The Utilities Board of Oneonta, north of Birmingham, said work is continuing to restore service over the next two days.

In an announcement today, the board said service to some areas may resume by tonight.

“Low elevation pressures are returning to normal so Straight Mountain should follow suit,” the board said. “The Blount Mountain area tank will begin to fill once the tanks on Straight Mountain have reached a high enough capacity. We are still on track to have service resumed for the whole system within the next 48 hours.

Meanwhile, in Macon County in the Black Belt water is again flowing after days of reduced pressure. WSFA is reporting that Macon County EMA Director Frank Lee said service is operating again. Earlier this week, Selma’s mayor declared a state of emergency over depleted tanks.

“All providers have informed our agency that the systems are back online, and water is flowing,” he said. “However, it will take some time to reach optimal pressure.”

Property owners are still being asked to be sure and re-check their water pipes to ensure that individual properties are free of leaks.