... DANGEROUSLY COLD AIR THIS WEEKEND...
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.
* TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL FALL TO
AROUND ZERO IN AND AROUND THE NEW YORK CITY AND NEW JERSEY METRO... LONG
ISLAND... AND COASTAL CONNECTICUT. TEMPS WILL FALL TO 5 TO 10 BELOW
ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... THE LOWER HUDSON
VALLEY... AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. WIND CHILL VALUES DURING THIS TIME
COULD REACH LIFE THREATENING LEVELS AS COLD AS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.
* HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE TEENS.
* COLD SPELLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE BRING A RISK OF FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE WHO DOES NOT TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. IN
ADDITION... FROZEN PIPES AND OVERWORKED FURNACES COULD LEAVE YOUR HOUSE
WITHOUT HEAT OR RUNNING WATER... AND CAR BATTERIES RUN THE RISK OF
DYING.
* NEVER VENTURE OUTDOORS WITHOUT WEARING GLOVES... A HAT AND SEVERAL
LAYERS OF CLOTHING. WIND CHILL VALUES LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES IF PROPER
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
* RUN WATER AT A TRICKLE AND KEEP CABINET DOORS OPEN TO PREVENT PIPES FROM FREEZING.
* NEVER USE A STOVE OR OVEN TO HEAT YOUR HOME OR USE AN OPEN FLAME TO
MELT FROZEN PIPES. MANY HOUSE FIRES RESULT FROM THESE PRACTICES.
* CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AND YOUR CAR BATTERY. BE SURE YOUR CAR HAS A
WINTER SAFETY KIT THAT INCLUDES A BLANKET... WARM CLOTHES AND GLOVES IN
CASE YOUR CAR BREAKS DOWN OR BECOMES STRANDED.
* TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO KEEP YOUR PETS WARM AND KNOW THEIR LIMITS TO COLD.
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