Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 716 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 NYZ012-160215- WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 716 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...LAKE SNOWS SOUTH OF WARSAW EARLY TONIGHT... MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE UP TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY TONIGHT...WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE FRESH SNOW FALLING BEFORE MIDNIGHT. AMOUNTS COULD BE A BIT HIGHER ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE HEAVIEST SNOW THROUGH 9 PM WILL BE FOUND FROM JAVA CENTER TO HERMITAGE WHERE SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA...INCLUDING ROUTES 77 AND 98...WILL BE VERY POOR IF NOT TREACHEROUS. THE LAKE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WEST WINDS THAT WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS CLOSE TO 15 BELOW. $$ RSH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 658 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 NYZ019-160200- CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JAMESTOWN 658 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE... A BAND OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONCENTRATE FROM RIPLEY TO WESTFIELD INLAND TO CASSADAGA THROUGH 9 PM. SNOWFALL RATES WITHIN THIS BAND WILL REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY FROM SOUTHWEST OF DUNKIRK DOWN TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. $$ HITCHCOCK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 448 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 WVZ005-006-013>016-024>027-160300- WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON... HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE... CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER... WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY 448 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... ...LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... ARCTIC AIR IS PUSHING INTO THE REGION AND WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO BY DAWN FRIDAY. COMBINING THESE TEMPERATURES WITH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL PRODUCE WINDS CHILLS OF -4 TO -9 DEGREES OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING ON FRIDAY. THESE WIND CHILL VALUES...WHILE NOT QUITE LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...CAN STILL LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF EXPOSED LONG ENOUGH. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. CONSIDER BRINGING OUTDOOR PETS IN FOR THE NIGHT. $$ TRM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 311 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-161200- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON- HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE- SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS- WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE- CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE- GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN... WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE... LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO... COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...LINDEN... LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD... COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE... SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA... MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...TRACY CITY...ALTAMONT...COALMONT... SPENCER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 311 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...BITTERLY COLD AIR MOVING INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE... FRIGID AIR WILL BE FELT ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL PLUNGE TO BETWEEN 0 AND 5 DEGREES. SOME OF THE NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS WILL DIP SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL ALSO DIP BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. FRIDAY WILL BRING SUNSHINE...BUT HIGHS WILL ONLY REACH THE LOWER 20S MOST AREAS. FRIDAY NIGHT WILL NOT BE QUITE AS COLD...BUT LOWS WILL STILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. THESE COLD TEMPERATURES CAN POSE A NUMBER OF DANGERS. MOST IMPORTANTLY IT CAN SERIOUSLY AFFECT YOUR HEALTH. EXTENDED EXPOSURE TO BITTER COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. IF YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE, LIMIT YOUR TIME IN THE COLD AND BUNDLE UP WITH LAYERED CLOTHING. ALSO BE SURE TO WEAR A CAP AND GLOVES. CHECK ON THE ELDERLY TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT, AND BRING PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. EXPOSED WATER PIPES WILL ALSO BE AT RISK OF BURSTING. YOU CAN REDUCE THE RISK BY INSULATING PIPES, OR LEAVING A SMALL STEADY STREAM OF WATER RUNNING AT INDOOR FAUCETS. BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN USING SPACE HEATERS, AND BE SURE SMOKE DETECTORS ARE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. $$ 13
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 350 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 NYZ072>076-160500- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 350 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO IN NEW YORK CITY FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE COMBINATION OF AIR TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE TEENS THIS EVENING AND INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AFTER MIDNIGHT...PLUS NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY RISE INTO THE MID TEENS DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY...BUT WITH A WEST WIND INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH...WIND CHILLS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ZERO INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS MAY BARELY RISE ABOVE ZERO LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS START TO DIMINISH...BUT SHOULD DROP TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW AGAIN FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES AGAIN DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. BE SURE TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR THE BITTER COLD. WEAR LOOSE... LIGHTWEIGHT WARM CLOTHING IN SEVERAL LAYERS...AND ALWAYS WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. UP TO HALF OF YOUR BODY HEAT CAN BE LOST THROUGH AN UNCOVERED HEAD. $$ GOODMAN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 320 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-161100- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 320 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES IN SEVERAL YEARS TO AFFECT CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT...BECOMING CENTERED DIRECTLY OVER THE REGION BY SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES BY FRIDAY MORNING WILL DROP INTO THE LOW TEENS IN THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT AND THE UPPER TEENS ACROSS THE EASTERN SANDHILLS AND COASTAL PLAIN. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT...ALLOWING WIND CHILL VALUES TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO DEGREES IN THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED ACCORDINGLY. TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE FREEZING WITH HIGHS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MIDDLE 20S TO AROUND 30. BY FRIDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS. THE PROLONGED COLD WILL RESULT IN BELOW FREEZING CONDITIONS FOR MORE THAN 36 HOURS... UNTIL TEMPERATURES RISE MARGINALLY ABOVE FREEZING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EXTENDED EXPOSURE TO THESE COLD TEMPERATURES CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE NOT DRESSED FOR THE CONDITIONS. IF YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE... LIMIT YOUR TIME IN THE COLD AND WEAR A HEAVY COAT...HAT...AND GLOVES. PREVENTATIVE MEASURES SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN TO PROTECT EXPOSED PIPES... AS THEY OTHERWISE MIGHT FREEZE. APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PETS. IT IS ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY DURING THIS PERIOD OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. ADDITIONAL SAFETY TIPS TO PREPARE FOR THE COLD CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RALEIGH. $$ JFB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 248 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-160400- CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE- WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 248 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 /148 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009/ ...VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVING IN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... AN ARCTIC AIRMASS MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL BRING A SURGE OF BITTERLY COLD AIR INTO EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. THESE COLD TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES REACHING AS LOW AS 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE SMOKIES. WIND CHILL VALUES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND EVEN BELOW ZERO AT TIMES...REACHING VALUES AS LOW AS 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THESE TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS DURING THIS TIME SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. PROTECT YOUR ANIMALS...WHICH ARE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO THE COLD LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 236 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ001>014-019-160200- ABBEVILLE-ANDERSON-CABARRUS-CHEROKEE-CHESTER-ELBERT-FRANKLIN-GASTON- GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREENWOOD-HABERSHAM-HART-LAURENS-MECKLENBURG- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-SPARTANBURG-STEPHENS-UNION-YORK- 236 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT. A STIFF NORTHERLY WIND COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PUSH WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY ON FRIDAY. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE WHO VENTURES OUTDOORS AND IS NOT DRESSED FOR THE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GO OUTDOORS TONIGHT OR ON FRIDAY...MAKE SURE YOU ARE DRESSED FOR COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES. $$ LG LG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 943 AM PST THU JAN 15 2009 CAZ001-002-161745- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 943 AM PST THU JAN 15 2009 ...SNEAKER WAVES POSSIBLE DURING WARM WEATHER... WAVE CONDITIONS ON AREA BEACHES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IDEAL FOR SNEAKER WAVES FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. AVERAGE WAVE HEIGHTS ARE NOT FORECAST TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH...BUT AT TIMES WAVES WILL SUDDENLY BECOME VERY LARGE...AND WASH FAR UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY SAND. THESE WAVES CAN KNOCK PEOPLE DOWN AND PULL THEM INTO THE OCEAN WHERE SURVIVAL IS CHALLENGING BECAUSE OF NUMBINGLY COLD WATER...STRONG CURRENTS...AND TURBULENT SURF. STAY FAR BACK FROM THE SURF...EVEN IF THE WAVES SEEM SMALL...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL TO KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM THE WATER. IF YOU DO GO NEAR THE WATER...NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE SURF. FOR ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE YOU TO BE CLOSE TO THE WATER SUCH AS SURF FISHING...BIRD WATCHING...AND TIDE POOLING...WEAR A LIFE VEST AND HAVE AN EXTRA PERSON WATCH FOR SUDDEN INCREASES IN SURF HIGHT. STEEP BEACHES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF SNEAKER WAVES. SOME BEACHES ALSO HAVE LIMITED ESCAPE OPTIONS BECAUSE OF SHEER CLIFFS OR CUT AWAY DUNES. CHOOSE A BEACH THIS WEEKEND THAT IS FLATTER AND HAS EASY ACCESS TO HIGH GROUND. AVOID ROCKS AND JETTIES. FOR SURF VIEWING...CHOOSE A HIGH BLUFF THAT IS WELL ABOVE AND FAR FROM THE SURF. THESE WAVE CONDITIONS CAN PRODUCE A RELATIVELY QUIET OCEAN SURFACE FOR UP TO TWENTY MINUTES...INTERRUPTED BY VERY LARGE BREAKING WAVES ON THE BEACH. THE LULLS IN WAVE HEIGHTS CAN LURE PEOPLE CLOSE TO THE WATERS EDGE...EXPOSING THEM TO THE HAZARD OF SNEAKER WAVES. $$ NICOLINI/CILIBERTI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1120 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-160530- JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH- WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES- LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL- UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER- RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION... MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO... CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN... JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...CAIRO... MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE... EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...HICKMAN...CLINTON... BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND...BENTON... MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD... DIXON...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO... CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...ELKTON...PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL... CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF... BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID 1120 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...VERY COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT... WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO RANGE THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WITH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST KENTUCKY. SUB ZERO WIND CHILL VALUES FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. THEN THE ARCTIC HIGH RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COLD BLAST WILL SETTLE OVERHEAD BY FRIDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT...WINDS WILL BECOME NEAR CALM...BUT THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR LOWS FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA...TO NEAR ZERO IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. HIGH TEMPERATURES FRIDAY WILL ONLY MANAGE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TODAY. READINGS WILL TOP OUT IN THE 20S MOST LOCALES. IF YOU MUST BE OUT EITHER TODAY OR TONIGHT...BE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH THE COLD. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN RESULT IF THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$