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Storm Damages Reports

...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS 
  AS LOW AS 20 BELOW EXPECTED. FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, NORTHWEST 
  WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.

* WHERE...IN NORTH CAROLINA, ALLEGHANY NC, ASHE, AND WATAUGA 
  COUNTIES. IN VIRGINIA, CARROLL, FLOYD, GRAYSON, AND ROANOKE 
  COUNTIES.

* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY. FOR 
  THE WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE 
  LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.

THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE 
FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. FROSTBITE AND 
HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN IS EXPOSED TO THESE 
TEMPERATURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST 
GO OUTSIDE.

KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE HEAT IN YOUR HOME OR LACK SHELTER, YOU CAN CALL 
211 FOR ASSISTANCE LOCATING APPROPRIATE SHELTER FROM THE COLD.

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