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WWUS42 KCAE 221827
WSWCAE
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
127 PM EST THU DEC 22 2022
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116-135>137-231830-
/O.CON.KCAE.WC.Y.0001.221224T0000Z-221224T1400Z/
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 LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, CHERAW, PAGELAND, MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL,
NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS, CAMDEN, LUGOFF, ELGIN,
EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, MURPHYS ESTATES, SALUDA, RIDGE SPRING,
SEVEN OAKS, WEST COLUMBIA, CAYCE, LEXINGTON, RED BANK, OAK GROVE,
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, COLUMBIA, BISHOPVILLE, AIKEN, NORTH AUGUSTA,
SUMTER, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, ST. MATTHEWS, MANNING,
SUMMERTON, BAMBERG, DENMARK, ANDREW JACKSON STATE PARK,
CAROLINA COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER, COMMUNITY OF ALMOND GLEN,
INDIAN LAND, VAN WYCK, LANCASTER, SPRINGDALE, LANCASTER MILL,
NORTH, SPRINGFIELD, NEESES, ORANGEBURG, BROOKDALE, HOLLY HILL,
BOWMAN, BRANCHVILLE, ELLOREE, SANTEE, AND EUTAWVILLE
127 PM EST THU DEC 22 2022
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 9 AM
EST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED. WIND CHILL RANGING 5
BELOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN FROST BITE OR
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG WINDS ON FRIDAY MAY CAUSE POWER
OUTAGES, COMPOUNDING THE DANGER OF THE COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.
IF YOU LOSE POWER AND USE A GENERATOR OR OTHER HEATING DEVICE
MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURERS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. NEVER
USE CHARCOAL OR GAS GRILLS INDOORS!
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.
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
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