[BNAWX] Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
352 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-152200-
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
352 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE HEADED FOR THE MID STATE...AND
COLD WEATHER SAFETY IS CRUCIAL.

A LARGE, FRIGID ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE SPREADING
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE TO BETWEEN 0 AND 5 DEGREES
TONIGHT. SOME OF THE NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS COULD EVEN SEE
READINGS SLIP BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BE WELL BELOW
ZERO TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING, WITH THE COLDEST READINGS
FRIDAY MORNING EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

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.

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