HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1004 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 600 AM EST SUN JAN 03 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PUSH INTO THE CAROLINAS THROUGH TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH FREEZING TODAY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PIEDMONT...WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S ELSEWHERE.
LOWS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER TEENS
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. ADDITIONALLY...A BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WIND
WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES MAINLY IN THE TEENS THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE ARCTIC AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE
CAROLINAS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND AND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.
PEOPLE ACROSS THE AREA ARE URGED TO DRESS WARMLY AND MAKE
PREPARATIONS FOR THE UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER. PROPERLY PROTECT
EXPOSED WATER PIPES...CHECK HEATING UNITS....CONSIDER CLOSING
CRAWL SPACE VENTS...AND REMEMBER THE RULES FOR SAFE HOME HEATING.
MAKE SURE PETS HAVE A WARM PLACE TO STAY AND FRESH WATER TO DRINK.
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