Special Weather statement from NWS

This was just released from the National Weather Service.

 

824 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

...EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES TO COMPOUND AN ALREADY DANGEROUS
SITUATION OVER MUCH OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...

THE THIRD AND FINAL ROUND OF FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEE CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING
ISSUED BY THE SPRINGFIELD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION AS WE HEAD INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS...AND
POSSIBLY BELOW ZERO MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10
TO 15 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THIS VERY COLD AIR AND WILL CREATE WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES BELOW MINUS 10 DEGREES ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS
AND MOST OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. WITH MANY RESIDENTS ALREADY SUFFERING
WIDESPREAD LOSS OF HEAT AND POWER...THESE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THIS DISASTER AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
WIDESPREAD COLD RELATED INJURIES OR FATALITIES.

THOSE WHO USE IMPROVISED HEATING SOURCES TO ATTEMPT TO WARM THEIR
HOMES ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. DANGERS OF CARBON MONOXIDE
POISONING AND FIRE INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WITH SUCH DEVICES. IN
ADDITION...THE COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FROM MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
MAY LEAD TO WATER PIPES BREAKING...ESPECIALLY WITH HOMES AND
BUSINESSES WITHOUT HEAT OR POWER.

LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES SHOULD CONTINUE COORDINATING
EFFORTS TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS FROM THIS IMPENDING DISASTER.  THIS IS A
VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND
ADVISORIES CONCERNING THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM.