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326 NOUS42 KILM 080930 PNSILM PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 430 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013 ******************************************************************************** WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN NORTH CAROLINA DECEMBER 8-14, 2013 ******************************************************************************** THIS WEEK HAS BEEN DECLARED WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN NORTH CAROLINA. ALL WEEK LONG THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE ISSUING INFORMATIVE MESSAGES TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER. EVERYONE SHOULD USE THIS WEEK TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING WINTER MONTHS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF WINTER STORMS. BELOW ARE SOME DEFINITIONS OF WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...AND VARIOUS WINTER PRECIPITATION TYPES. ...WINTER TERMS... ......WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS...... WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY THE NWS FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS. IN WINTER...WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND/OR ICE STORMS. BELOW ARE A LIST OF WINTER WEATHER WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES. WINTER STORM WATCH - ISSUED WHEN THE FOLLOWING WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS - AT LEAST 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 INCH OR MORE IN A 12 TO 24 HOUR PERIOD. WINTER STORM WARNING - ISSUED WHEN AT LEAST 3 INCHES OF SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 INCH OR MORE ARE LIKELY WITHIN 24 HOURS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - ISSUED WHEN 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN 1/4 INCH ARE LIKELY WITHIN 24 HOURS. BLIZZARD WARNING - ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS COMBINE WITH FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OFTEN ACCOMPANY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL WARNING - ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES (THE COMBINED EFFECT OF WIND AND TEMPERATURE ON EXPOSED SKIN) ARE FORECAST TO REACH 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. ...PRECIPITATION TYPES... FREEZING RAIN IS RAIN THAT FALLS AND FREEZES TO A COLD SURFACE SUCH AS A ROAD OR TREE...CAUSING A GLAZE OF ICE TO FORM. FREEZING RAIN FORMS WHEN RAIN FALLS THROUGH A WARM LAYER ABOVE THE GROUND THEN FREEZES UPON REACHING THE GROUND WHEN THE SURFACE AIR AND GROUND-LEVEL OBJECTS ARE BELOW FREEZING. FREEZING RAIN OR "ICE STORMS" CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND SEVERELY HAMPER TRAVEL. THE ICE STORM IN JANUARY OF 2004 PRODUCED ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING 1 INCH IN PARTS OF COLUMBUS COUNTY...WHICH RESULTED IN MANY POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. SLEET IS MELTED SNOW THAT HAS RE-FROZEN INTO ICE PELLETS PRIOR TO REACHING THE GROUND. SLEET FORMS IN A SIMILAR MANNER TO FREEZING RAIN. HOWEVER...THE LAYER OF COLD AIR NEAR THE GROUND IS THICK ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE RAIN DROPS TO RE-FREEZE BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND. SLEET WILL BOUNCE WHEN IT STRIKES A HARD SURFACE. SLEET CAN ACCUMULATE LIKE SNOW AND MAKE A ROAD SLICK...BUT IT IS NOT AS HAZARDOUS AS FREEZING RAIN. A BLIZZARD OCCURS WHEN WINDS 35 MPH OR GREATER COMBINE WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE CAUSING WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. PEOPLE CAUGHT IN BLIZZARDS CAN QUICKLY BECOME DISORIENTED FROM THE COLD...SNOW AND WIND...LOSING THEIR WAY WHEN ONLY SEVERAL YARDS FROM THEIR HOME OR CAR. THE TERM FLURRIES REFER TO VERY LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW THAT OCCURS FOR A SHORT TIME PERIOD ONLY CAUSING A LIGHT DUSTING AT BEST. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE IS THE "FEEL-LIKE" TEMPERATURE DENOTING THE COMBINED EFFECT OF WIND AND TEMPERATURE ON PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. WIND CHILL IS BASED ON THE RATE OF HEAT LOSS FROM EXPOSED SKIN. WEARING LAYERS OF CLOTHING WILL HELP RETAIN YOUR BODY HEAT AND COMBAT WIND CHILL. ONCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW -20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS... CAUSING FROST BITE. WINTER STORMS ARE DECEPTIVE KILLERS BECAUSE MOST DEATHS ARE INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE STORM. EXAMPLES ARE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS DUE TO ICY ROADS...HEART ATTACKS WHILE SHOVELING SNOW...FIRES AND CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES ADVISORIES...WATCHES AND WARNINGS TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS CAN BE OBTAINED ON-LINE THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HOME PAGE. THE URL IS: HTTP://READYNC.ORG UP-TO-DATE WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS HOME PAGE - HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WINTER/INDEX.SHTML $$ 43
000 NOUS42 KILM 080930 PNSILM PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 430 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013 ******************************************************************************** WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN NORTH CAROLINA DECEMBER 8-14, 2013 ******************************************************************************** THIS WEEK HAS BEEN DECLARED WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN NORTH CAROLINA. ALL WEEK LONG THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE ISSUING INFORMATIVE MESSAGES TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER. EVERYONE SHOULD USE THIS WEEK TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING WINTER MONTHS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF WINTER STORMS. BELOW ARE SOME DEFINITIONS OF WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...AND VARIOUS WINTER PRECIPITATION TYPES. ...WINTER TERMS... ......WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS...... WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY THE NWS FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS. IN WINTER...WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND/OR ICE STORMS. BELOW ARE A LIST OF WINTER WEATHER WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES. WINTER STORM WATCH - ISSUED WHEN THE FOLLOWING WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS - AT LEAST 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 INCH OR MORE IN A 12 TO 24 HOUR PERIOD. WINTER STORM WARNING - ISSUED WHEN AT LEAST 3 INCHES OF SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 INCH OR MORE ARE LIKELY WITHIN 24 HOURS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - ISSUED WHEN 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN 1/4 INCH ARE LIKELY WITHIN 24 HOURS. BLIZZARD WARNING - ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS COMBINE WITH FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OFTEN ACCOMPANY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL WARNING - ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES (THE COMBINED EFFECT OF WIND AND TEMPERATURE ON EXPOSED SKIN) ARE FORECAST TO REACH 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. ...PRECIPITATION TYPES... FREEZING RAIN IS RAIN THAT FALLS AND FREEZES TO A COLD SURFACE SUCH AS A ROAD OR TREE...CAUSING A GLAZE OF ICE TO FORM. FREEZING RAIN FORMS WHEN RAIN FALLS THROUGH A WARM LAYER ABOVE THE GROUND THEN FREEZES UPON REACHING THE GROUND WHEN THE SURFACE AIR AND GROUND-LEVEL OBJECTS ARE BELOW FREEZING. FREEZING RAIN OR ICE STORMS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND SEVERELY HAMPER TRAVEL. THE ICE STORM IN JANUARY OF 2004 PRODUCED ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING 1 INCH IN PARTS OF COLUMBUS COUNTY...WHICH RESULTED IN MANY POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. SLEET IS MELTED SNOW THAT HAS RE-FROZEN INTO ICE PELLETS PRIOR TO REACHING THE GROUND. SLEET FORMS IN A SIMILAR MANNER TO FREEZING RAIN. HOWEVER...THE LAYER OF COLD AIR NEAR THE GROUND IS THICK ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE RAIN DROPS TO RE-FREEZE BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND. SLEET WILL BOUNCE WHEN IT STRIKES A HARD SURFACE. SLEET CAN ACCUMULATE LIKE SNOW AND MAKE A ROAD SLICK...BUT IT IS NOT AS HAZARDOUS AS FREEZING RAIN. A BLIZZARD OCCURS WHEN WINDS 35 MPH OR GREATER COMBINE WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE CAUSING WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. PEOPLE CAUGHT IN BLIZZARDS CAN QUICKLY BECOME DISORIENTED FROM THE COLD...SNOW AND WIND...LOSING THEIR WAY WHEN ONLY SEVERAL YARDS FROM THEIR HOME OR CAR. THE TERM FLURRIES REFER TO VERY LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW THAT OCCURS FOR A SHORT TIME PERIOD ONLY CAUSING A LIGHT DUSTING AT BEST. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE IS THE FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURE DENOTING THE COMBINED EFFECT OF WIND AND TEMPERATURE ON PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. WIND CHILL IS BASED ON THE RATE OF HEAT LOSS FROM EXPOSED SKIN. WEARING LAYERS OF CLOTHING WILL HELP RETAIN YOUR BODY HEAT AND COMBAT WIND CHILL. ONCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW -20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS... CAUSING FROST BITE. WINTER STORMS ARE DECEPTIVE KILLERS BECAUSE MOST DEATHS ARE INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE STORM. EXAMPLES ARE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS DUE TO ICY ROADS...HEART ATTACKS WHILE SHOVELING SNOW...FIRES AND CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES ADVISORIES...WATCHES AND WARNINGS TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS CAN BE OBTAINED ON-LINE THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HOME PAGE. THE URL IS: HTTP://READYNC.ORG UP-TO-DATE WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS HOME PAGE - HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WINTER/INDEX.SHTML $$ 43