BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE HEADED FOR THE MID STATE...AND COLD WEATHER SAFETY WILL BE A MUST. THE EDGE OF A LARGE...AND FRIGID...ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE MID STATE LATE TODAY...AND THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT...BUT WILL PLUNGE TO BETWEEN ZERO AND FIVE DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS COULD SEE READINGS SLIP A FEW DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE BETWEEN ZERO AND TEN BELOW THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES THIS COLD CAN POSE A NUMBER OF DANGERS... ...MOST IMPORTANTLY...IT CAN SERIOUSLY AFFECT YOUR HEALTH. EXTENDED EXPOSURE TO BITTER COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. IF POSSIBLE...STAY INDOORS. IF YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE...LIMIT YOUR TIME IN THE COLD...AND BUNDLE UP WITH COAT...CAP...AND GLOVES. ...CHECK ON THE ELDERLY TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT...AND BRING PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. ...EXPOSED WATER PIPES WILL ALSO BE AT RISK OF BURSTING. HOWEVER... YOU CAN REDUCE THE RISK...BY INSULATING PIPES WITH DRY MATERIAL ...AND LEAVING A THIN...TRICKLE...OF WATER RUNNING AT INDOOR FAUCETS. LOCATE YOUR SHUT OFF VALVE...SO THAT YOU CAN TURN YOUR WATER OFF QUICKLY...IF YOUR PIPES SHOULD BREAK. ...BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN USING SPACE HEATERS...AND BE SURE SMOKE DETECTORS ARE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. A MAN...IN NEBRASKA... RECENTLY DIED...WHEN HE PLACED A SPACE HEATER TOO CLOSE TO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS...BEFORE GOING TO BED. AFTER THE TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW THE FREEZING MARK TONIGHT... THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO WARM BACK ABOVE FREEZING UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
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