Dangerously cold conditions possible tonight, according to the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas (coverage includes the Oklahoma Panhandle)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
330 PM CST THU JAN 3 2013

CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BOISE CITY…KEYES…GUYMON…BEAVER…
FORGAN…DALHART…STRATFORD…SPEARMAN…GRUVER…PERRYTON…
HARTLEY…CHANNING
330 PM CST THU JAN 3 2013

…DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TONIGHT…

ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE…DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. FOR LOCATIONS THAT STILL HAVE SNOW…LOWS TONIGHT ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. THESE
TEMPERATURES…COMBINED WITH WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH WILL
LEAD TO WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 7 BELOW ZERO. THE COLDEST
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING FROM 6 TO 9 AM CST.

DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR THE COLD WEATHER. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING
WILL KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. A HAT IS ALSO
IMPORTANT AS 20 PERCENT OF BODY HEAT LOSS IS THROUGH THE HEAD. MAKE
SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE WARM DRY SHELTER…SUFFICIENT FOOD…AND
FRESH UNFROZEN WATER.

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