Wind Chill Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 852 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION... NJZ001-007>010-012-015-PAZ060>062-101>106-081000- /O.CON.KPHI.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1400Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-BERKS- LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD... WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE... DOYLESTOWN 852 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF AN ARCTIC AIR MASS AND WIND WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS, MAKE SURE EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. YOUNG CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES. PROTECT EXPOSED PIPES BY TRICKLING WATER THROUGH THEM TO PREVENT FREEZING. && $$
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