...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEK...
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID STATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES TO THE MID STATE AND THE COLDEST WEATHER SINCE JANUARY 2014.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FROM TUESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS AND HIGHS ONLY IN THE 20S AND 30S FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL MAKE IT FEEL EVEN COLDER...WITH
WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE NOW FOR THIS UPCOMING LONG DURATION OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES.
ENSURE WATER PIPES ARE PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD AND OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER AND UNFROZEN WATER.
IF OUTDOORS...WEAR LAYERS OF CLOTHING TO PROTECT FROM THE COLD WEATHER.
