SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 300 PM CST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 500 AM CST SUN JAN 03 2010
...OLD MAN WINTER GETS A FIRM GRIP ON MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IS NOW COVERING MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...AND WILL CONTINUE FOR QUITE A WHILE.
RE-ENFORCING BLASTS OF ARCTIC AIR WILL KEEP THE MID STATE IN THE
DEEP FREEZE FOR A WHILE. LOW TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT 5 TO 6
DAYS WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS...WITH HIGHS ONLY
IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. THIS IS ABOUT 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
HERE ARE A FEW SAFETY RULES IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE FOR ANY
PERIOD OF TIME.
...DRESS WARMLY AND STAY DRY...THIS INCLUDES WEARING A HAT...A SCARF
OR KNIT MASK TO COVER FACE AND MOUTH...SLEEVES THAT ARE SNUG AT THE
WRIST...MITTENS...THEY ARE WARMER THAN GLOVES...WATER-RESISTANT
COATS AND BOOTS...AND SEVERAL LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING.
ALSO...CHECK ON YOUR ELDERLY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES AS WELL AS YOUR
PETS...AND BE CAREFUL WITH THE USE OF PORTABLE HEATERS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON COLD WEATHER SAFETY...PLEASE VISIT
NOAA`S WINTER WEATHER SAFETY AND AWARENESS WEB PAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WINTER/INDEX.HTML.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM CST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 500 AM CST SUN JAN 03 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO COME THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY, AND WITH TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO
REMAIN BELOW FREEZING NEARLY ALL OF THE COMING WEEK, THERE IS A
CHANCE OF SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM.
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