URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
622 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014
...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES TODAY INTO TONIGHT...
.AN ARCTIC AIR MASS HAS ARRIVED IN OUR REGION. THE COMBINATION OF
FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND A BRISK WEST NORTHWEST WIND WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT IN EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA, NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY.
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NEW CASTLE-CECIL-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
622 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY, NORTHERN DELAWARE AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND.
* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS COLD AND WIND.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
* WIND SPEEDS...A WEST NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 25 MPH TODAY WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THE WIND SHOULD DIMINISH TO AROUND 10 MPH
TONIGHT.
* TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES SHOULD OCCUR THIS
MORNING BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD THROUGH
TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE DANGEROUS COLD AND WIND
MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUT OF DOORS, IF POSSIBLE. KEEP PETS
INDOORS, AS WELL.
IF YOU HAVE WATER PIPES WITHIN THE OUTER WALLS OF YOUR HOME MAKE
SURE THAT YOUR THERMOSTAT IS SET HIGH ENOUGH TO KEEP THEM FROM
FREEZING AND YOU MAY WANT TO ALLOW A TRICKLE OF WATER TO RUN
THROUGH YOUR FAUCETS. BOTH ACTIONS MAY PREVENT YOUR WATER PIPES
FROM FREEZING AND POSSIBLY BURSTING.
IF YOU ARE USING A SPACE HEATER, BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS.
CHECK YOUR CAR BATTERY AND ANTIFREEZE TO AVOID GETTING STRANDED
IN THE BITTER COLD.
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