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Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 07:31 PM
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Special Weather Statement From NWS Morristown TN - Cold Weather Advisory For Dangerous Wind Chills
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 4PM EST SUN ...ARCTIC COLD WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE NEW YEAR... AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT USHERING IN MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE. UNSEASONABLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S WILL BE COMMON FOR SUNDAY THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEK, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK, WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 0 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH THE WEEK, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, 5 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND PLATEAU COUNTIES, AND NEAR ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. WHEN VENTURING OUTSIDE, REMEMBER TO WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING, LIGHTWEIGHT, WARM CLOTHING. WEAR A HAT BECAUSE MUCH OF YOUR BODY HEAT CAN BE LOST FROM YOUR HEAD. MITTENS OR GLOVES, SNUG AT THE WRIST, WILL KEEP HANDS AND FINGERS WARM. LASTLY, STAY DRY AND OUT OF THE WIND IF POSSIBLE. CONSIDER BRINGING PETS INDOORS AND ENSURE LIVESTOCK HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER. CHECK ON NEIGHBORS, ELDERLY, AND HOMELESS. TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT WATER PIPES FROM THE EXTREME COLD. IF USING A SPACE HEATER, REMEMBER TO KEEP IT AT LEAST THREE FEET AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. USE GENERATORS OUTSIDE IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA. NEVER RUN A GENERATOR INDOORS BECAUSE OF TOXIC FUMES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.