185  
WWUS72 KCAE 201837  
NPWCAE  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
137 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-  
116-135>137-210245-  
/O.EXT.KCAE.CW.Y.0001.250121T0500Z-250122T1500Z/  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-CHESTERFIELD-MCCORMICK-  
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-  
LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG-NORTHERN  
LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL  
ORANGEBURG-SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST COLUMBIA, CAMDEN, LANCASTER MILL,  
NORTH, WAYNESBORO, OAK GROVE, THOMSON, AIKEN, EVANS, WINNSBORO  
MILLS, BARNWELL, MANNING, SUMMERTON, ORANGEBURG, SPRINGFIELD,  
ELGIN, VAN WYCK, JOHNSTON, CHERAW, RED BANK, COLUMBIA,  
BLACKVILLE, ST. MATTHEWS, PAGELAND, BAMBERG, EDGEFIELD,  
BISHOPVILLE, DENMARK, WILLISTON, WINNSBORO, BATESBURG-LEESVILLE,  
LUGOFF, RIDGE SPRING, NEESES, MURPHYS ESTATES, SEVEN OAKS, HOLLY  
HILL, LEXINGTON, NORTH AUGUSTA, CAYCE, MARTINEZ, SALUDA,  
NEWBERRY, BROOKDALE, SPRINGDALE, CAROLINA COMMONS SHOPPING  
CENTER, LANCASTER, LINCOLNTON, EUTAWVILLE, SANTEE, COMMUNITY OF  
ALMOND GLEN, BRANCHVILLE, CLARKS HILL, SUMTER, MCCORMICK, ANDREW  
JACKSON STATE PARK, AUGUSTA, INDIAN LAND, BOWMAN, AND ELLOREE  
137 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10  
AM EST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 ABOVE EXPECTED DURING  
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH  
CAROLINA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITH  
PROLONGED EXPOSURE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABNORMALLY COLD  
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR DESPITE NOT MEETING ADVISORY CRITERIA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND  
UNFROZEN WATER.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE  
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS  
INSIDE.  
 
 
 
 
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