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WWUS71 KBOX 050604
NPWBOX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
104 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
MAZ002-008-009-052000-
/O.NEW.KBOX.EC.A.0002.260207T2300Z-260208T1700Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE-WESTERN HAMPDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEYDEN, HUNTINGTON, CHESTERFIELD, GOSHEN,
WESTHAMPTON, WILLIAMSBURG, BLANDFORD, MONTGOMERY, AND RUSSELL
104 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
...EXTREME COLD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 31 BELOW
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...WESTERN FRANKLIN, WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN
HAMPDEN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF EXPOSED TO
THESE TEMPERATURES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SUCH AS A HAT, FACEMASK AND HEAVY GLOVES
OR MITTENS IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO BE OUTDOORS. TO PREVENT FREEZING
AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES THEY SHOULD BE
WRAPPED, DRAINED, OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE IN-
GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEM AND COVER ABOVE-GROUND
PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING.
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