[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 11/14/2014 4:06:29 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
403 AM EST FRI NOV 14 2014

THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 9TH THROUGH 14TH IS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS
WEEK IN PENNSYLVANIA.

EACH DAY WE WILL FEATURE A DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE CONCERNING 
THE DANGERS AND SAFETY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH WINTER WEATHER. 

TODAY'S MESSAGE...
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA

VERY COLD WEATHER CAN BE A HEALTH HAZARD. HOWEVER BY DRESSING 
PROPERLY...YOU CAN SAFELY SPEND TIME OUTDOORS ENJOYING WHAT THE AREA 
HAS TO OFFER IN THE FORM OF WINTER RECREATION...WHETHER IT BE 
SKIING...SNOWMOBILING...ICE SKATING OR JUST TAKING IN THE WINTER 
SCENERY.

VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN ROB YOUR BODY OF LIFE SUSTAINING 
WARMTH...ESPECIALLY WHEN COMBINED WITH A STRONG WIND. THE 
COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND IS KNOWN AS WIND CHILL. 

THE WIND CHILL IS BASED ON THE RATE OF HEAT LOSS FROM EXPOSED SKIN. 
AS THE WIND SPEED INCREASES...THE RATE OF HEAT LOSS FROM YOUR BODY 
ALSO INCREASES. A TEMPERATURE OF 20 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO WITH A WIND 
CAN FEEL LIKE A BITTER COLD 6 DEGREES WHEN THE WIND BLOWS AT 15 
MILES AN HOUR. 

FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WHEN YOUR FINGERS...CHEEKS...EARS...TOES...OR 
EVEN THE TIP OF YOUR NOSE IS EXPOSED TO SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES 
FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. IF ANY PORTION OF YOUR BODY BECOMES 
NUMB DUE TO THE COLD...GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY AND SLOWLY WARM THE 
AFFECTED AREA TO AVOID TISSUE OR NERVE DAMAGE.

HYPOTHERMIA IS POTENTIALLY EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. THIS HEALTH HAZARD 
IS DEFINED AS THE LOWERING OF THE BODY TEMPERATURE BELOW 95 DEGREES.
WARNING SIGNS OF HYPOTHERMIA INCLUDE UNCONTROLLABLE 
SHIVERING...MEMORY LOSS...SLURRED SPEECH...AND DISORIENTATION. IF 
NOT TREATED IMMEDIATELY BY KEEPING THE PERSON WARM AND SEEKING 
MEDICAL HELP...HYPOTHERMIA CAN BE FATAL.

HYPOTHERMIA CAN AFFECT ANYONE...BUT THE ELDERLY ARE THE MOST 
SUSCEPTIBLE. OVER HALF THE FATALITIES DUE TO EXPOSURE FROM THE COLD 
OCCUR TO PEOPLE OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE. YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ALSO 
SUSCEPTIBLE. 

BE SURE TO DRESS PROPERLY FOR THE COLD. ALWAYS WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS 
OF WARM...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. THESE LAYERS HELP TO RETAIN YOUR 
BODY HEAT BETTER THAN ONE HEAVY LAYER...AND THEY CAN BE REMOVED TO 
AVOID PERSPIRATION AND SUBSEQUENT CHILL. THE OUTER LAYER OF CLOTHES 
SHOULD ALSO BE WATER REPELLENT.

DON'T FORGET TO WEAR A HAT SINCE A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BODY HEAT 
OCCURS THROUGH YOUR HEAD. ALSO...MITTENS ARE BETTER THAN GLOVES AT 
PROTECTING YOUR FINGERS FROM THE EXTREME COLD. 

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