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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 523 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 700 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO AFFECT CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA THIS WEEKEND THROUGH NEXT WEEK...
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL SURGE INTO PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA TODAY AND PERSIST OVER THE AREA THROUGH NEXT WEEK. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER CLOSE TO FREEZING TODAY AND SUNDAY...WITH
LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...A BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WIND WILL RESULT IN WIND
CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S THIS AFTERNOON...FALLING
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT. COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH ALL OF NEXT WEEK...WITH HIGHS IN THE 30S AND LOWS
IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S.
THE EXPECTED DURATION AND INTENSITY OF THIS COLD WEATHER WILL BE
A VERY UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. SEVERAL DAYS OF SUBFREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHERN
PIEDMONT.
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE NOW TO ENSURE THAT HEATING SYSTEMS
ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER...ANY EXPOSED PIPES ARE PROPERLY
INSULATED OR COVERED...AND CRAWL SPACE VENTS ARE CLOSED. CHECK ON
THE ELDERLY TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE SAFE AND ADEQUATE HEATING. IN
ADDITION...REMEMBER THE RULES FOR SAFE HOME HEATING...AND ENSURE
THAT PETS HAVE A WARM PLACE TO STAY.
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