HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 431 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 445 AM EST SUN JAN 03 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO
PRODUCE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. THE LAST
TIME AN AIR MASS THIS COLD AFFECTED THE REGION WAS WINTER OF
2000-2001.
A SERIES OF COLD NIGHTS CAN FREEZE UNINSULATED PIPES. CLOSE CRAWL
SPACE VENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT HEAT PUMPS AND OTHER HEATING
SYSTEMS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. MAKE SURE THAT OUTDOOR PETS
HAVE SOME SHELTER AGAINST THE COLD.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
NONE.
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