[BNAWX] Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
109 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-151000-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE...
LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...
COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...LINDEN...
LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...
COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...
SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...
MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...TRACY CITY...ALTAMONT...COALMONT...
SPENCER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
109 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE HEADED FOR THE MID STATE...AND
COLD WEATHER SAFETY WILL BE A MUST.

THE EDGE OF A LARGE...FRIGID ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
ENTER THE MID STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THEN SPREAD
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND REMAIN THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT...BUT WILL PLUNGE TO
AROUND ZERO DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE NORMALLY COLDER
LOCATIONS COULD SEE READINGS SLIP A FEW DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE BETWEEN ZERO AND TEN BELOW THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

TEMPERATURES THIS COLD CAN POSE A NUMBER OF DANGERS...

...MOST IMPORTANTLY IT CAN SERIOUSLY AFFECT YOUR HEALTH. EXTENDED
EXPOSURE TO BITTER COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. IF
POSSIBLE...STAY INDOORS. IF YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE...LIMIT YOUR
TIME IN THE COLD AND BUNDLE UP WITH COAT...CAP...AND GLOVES.

...CHECK ON THE ELDERLY TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT...AND
BRING PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

...EXPOSED WATER PIPES WILL ALSO BE AT RISK OF BURSTING. HOWEVER...
YOU CAN REDUCE THE RISK BY INSULATING PIPES WITH DRY MATERIAL
...OR LEAVING A SMALL STEADY STREAM OF WATER RUNNING AT INDOOR
FAUCETS. LOCATE YOUR SHUT OFF VALVE...SO THAT YOU CAN TURN YOUR
WATER OFF QUICKLY IF YOUR PIPES DO BREAK.

...BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN USING SPACE HEATERS...AND BE SURE SMOKE
DETECTORS ARE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. A MAN IN NEBRASKA
RECENTLY DIED WHEN HE PLACED A SPACE HEATER TOO CLOSE TO
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS BEFORE GOING TO BED.

AFTER THE TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW THE FREEZING MARK TONIGHT...
THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO WARM BACK ABOVE FREEZING UNTIL SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

LAROSA



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