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WWUS44 KMOB 201936
WSWMOB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
136 PM CST SAT JAN 20 2024
ALZ051>060-261-262-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-210345-
/O.CON.KMOB.WC.Y.0004.240121T0600Z-240121T1500Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUTLER, LISMAN, SILAS, CHATOM, MILLRY,
GROVE HILL, JACKSON, THOMASVILLE, CAMDEN, PINE HILL, HOMEWOOD,
MONROEVILLE, EVERGREEN, GREENVILLE, BRANTLEY, LUVERNE, ATMORE,
BREWTON, FLOMATON, ANDALUSIA, OPP, CITRONELLE, SARALAND,
STOCKTON, WAYNESBORO, BEAUMONT, NEW AUGUSTA, RICHTON,
LEAKESVILLE, MCLAIN, WIGGINS, AND LUCEDALE
136 PM CST SAT JAN 20 2024
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED. WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 5
ABOVE ZERO.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY,
DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN
VISIBILITY.LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD
OF YOU. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID
SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON
HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS.
IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, PREPARE AND TAKE A WINTER
STORM KIT, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS, JUMPER CABLES,
FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL. BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING.ALSO TAKE WATER,
A FIRST AID KIT, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
YOU ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL KEEP YOU WARMER
THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT.A HAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT AS HALF YOUR
BODY HEAT LOSS CAN BE FROM THE HEAD.
TRAVEL IS HIGHER DISCOURAGED DUE TO DOWNED TREES, POWER LINES AND
SLICK ROADWAYSDO NOT TOUCH DOWNED LINES.
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