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WWUS42 KCAE 230812
WSWCAE
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
312 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2022
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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
312 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2022
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED. WIND CHILL RANGING 5
BELOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.
* WHERE...ALL PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN FROST BITE OR
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT 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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