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Friday, January 16, 2009

Winter Weather Warnings, Watches, Advisories

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WWUS44 KHUN 161015 AAA
WSWHUN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
415 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

ALZ009-TNZ097-161500-
/O.EXP.KHUN.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1000Z/
/O.CON.KHUN.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1500Z/
JACKSON-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBORO...WINCHESTER
415 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.

BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL FLOW OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 DEGREES ABOVE
ZERO TOWARDS DAYBREAK...ALONG WITH SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS NEAR 10
MPH...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO.
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH
EXPOSED LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 15
BELOW ZERO FOR A FEW HOURS AROUND DAYBREAK.

THIS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THOSE EXPOSED TO THESE
COLD TEMPERATURES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE...WHICH COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR
DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS OF CLOTHING...MAKE SURE TO WEAR A
HAT...ALONG WITH GLOVES OR MITTENS. PROVIDE SHELTER FOR OUTDOOR
PETS.

$$

ALZ001>008-010-016-TNZ076-096-161500-
/O.CON.KHUN.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1500Z/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...
GUNTERSVILLE...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE
415 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING.

THIS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THOSE EXPOSED TO THESE
COLD TEMPERATURES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS COULD RESULT
IN FROST BITE OF EXPOSED SKIN...OR LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS
IN LAYERS OF CLOTHING...MAKE SURE TO WEAR A HAT...ALONG WITH
GLOVES OR MITTENS. PROVIDE SHELTER FOR OUTDOOR PETS.

$$

RSB


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