[BNAWX] Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
504 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-141915-
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
504 AM 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...AND FRIGID...ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL ENTER THE MID STATE LATE TODAY...AND THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP
INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT...BUT WILL PLUNGE TO BETWEEN ZERO AND FIVE
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
...AND LEAVING A THIN...TRICKLE OF WATER RUNNING AT INDOOR
FAUCETS. LOCATE YOUR SHUT OFF VALVE...SO THAT YOU CAN TURN YOUR
WATER OFF QUICKLY...IF YOUR PIPES SHOULD 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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