...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...LATEST OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY DROPPED INTO THE TEENS NORTH OF THE COAST. ALONG THE COAST... TEMPERATURES WERE ALREADY DOWN INTO THE LOWER 20S AND ARE FORECAST TO DROP DOWN INTO THE TEENS THERE OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURE...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WITH NIGHTTIME LOWS RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 DEGREES OVER INLAND AREAS TO 15 TO 20 DEGREES CLOSER TO THE COAST. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES THIS COLD CAN CAUSE EXPOSED... UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST...AND CAN BRING AN INCREASED RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE...OUTDOOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR THE LOSS OF UNPROTECTED...COLD SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE LOSS OF UNPROTECTED...COLD SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER. && MC
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 05:53:02 +0000
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