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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 652 PM EDT WED MAY 17 2000 .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM DEVELOPING OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL INCREASE WINDS...AND PULL IN COLD AIR FOR FRIDAY. MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-060>064-067>078-083-085-DDHHMM- AMELIA-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD INCLUDING COLONIAL HEIGHTS-CUMBERLAND- DORCHESTER-ESSEX-FLUVANNA-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER- HENRICO INCLUDING RICHMOND-KING AND QUEEN-KING WILLIAM-LANCASTER- LOUISA-MARYLAND BEACHES INCLUDING OCEAN CITY-MIDDLESEX-NEW KENT- NORTHUMBERLAND-NOTTOWAY-POWHATAN-PRINCE EDWARD-RICHMOND-SOMERSET- WESTMORELAND-WICOMICO-WORCESTER- ...WIND CHILL WATCH FOR FRIDAY... WIND CHILLS FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. PREPARE NOW FOR HOW YOU WILL HANDLE THESE CONDITIONS. PLAN TO REMAIN INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE...COVER YOUR HANDS AND FACE. EXPOSED FLESH FREEZES IN SEVERAL MINUTES WITH WIND CHILLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. $$ |
WWUS71 KAKQ WBCNPWAKQ As needed, with updates every 6 hours after inital issuance. Additional Info: Updates to the Wind Chill Watch are issued under the same product. Wind Chill Watches can be upgraded to Wind Chill Warnings. Wind Chill Watches are headlined in the Public Zone Forecasts, and are issued when wind chills are expected to be below -30 degrees (-25 degrees in NC) during the next 12 to 36 hours. |