3:50 pm NWS Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
347 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

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NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
347 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...VERY COLD THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 0 TO 5
BELOW ZERO DUE TO TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 6 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE
ZERO AND WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY TOP OFF IN THE UPPER TEENS ON FRIDAY.

SLIGHT MODERATION IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES
APPROACHING FREEZING.

PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD AND WIND COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE
AND HYPOTHERMIA. IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

THE PROLONGED COLD CAN ALSO LEAD TO ADDITIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS SUCH
AS EXPOSURE TO FUMES FROM POORLY VENTILATED EMERGENCY
GENERATORS...AND PROPERTY DAMAGE SUCH AS FROZEN AND BURSTING
WATER PIPES INCLUDING THOSE OF FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS...AND FIRES
FROM IMPROPERLY USED HEATERS. BE WEATHER READY AND VISIT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV FOR WINTER
WEATHER SAFETY TIPS.