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NPWCHS
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1011 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025
GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-211115-
/O.CON.KCHS.CW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-250122T2300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND
BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND
LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHARLESTON, LUDOWICI, REIDSVILLE,
YEMASSEE, HINESVILLE, MOUNT PLEASANT, SUMMERVILLE, TYBEE ISLAND,
ALLENDALE, MILLEN, LEVY, HAMPTON, METTER, WILMINGTON ISLAND,
STATESBORO, CLAXTON, SAVANNAH, POOLER, FORT STEWART, GARDEN CITY,
BEAUFORT, EDISTO BEACH, DARIEN, FORT MCALLISTER, WALTERBORO,
RIDGELAND, SYLVANIA, NORTH CHARLESTON, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, GOOSE
CREEK, RINCON, RICHMOND HILL, DANIEL ISLAND, JASPER, OAK LEVEL,
PEMBROKE, SAINT GEORGE, TOWNSEND, CHELSEA, SPRINGFIELD, AND
MONCKS CORNER
1011 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES TONIGHT AND 10 TO
15 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN
IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS WILL BE AN UNUSUALLY LONG PERIOD OF
BITTERLY COLD WEATHER. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL ONLY WARM INTO THE UPPER
30S TO AROUND 40 DEGREES TUESDAY AND MID TO UPPER 30S WEDNESDAY.
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP INTO 20S BOTH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
BE SURE TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS TO PREPARE BOTH YOUR HOME AND
BUSINESS AS WELL AS YOURSELF FOR THIS PERIOD OF VERY COLD WEATHER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
ADAM
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