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SUPER BOWL FANS TO DO BATTLE WITH THE WEATHER
January 27, 2000 — While the football world turns its eyes on the showdown between the Titans and Rams, fans headed to the Super Bowl this weekend in Atlanta are likely to do battle themselves with snow, sleet and freezing rain. According to the latest forecast from NOAA's National Weather Service, a winter storm system, bringing a mixture of sleet and freezing rain, will make traveling to and from the game difficult. (Click image for larger view.)[NOAA Photo: Arlington, Virginia, after snow storm struck region. January 26, 2000]
The storm already has dropped six inches of snow in Oklahoma. As it heads eastward, NOAA forecasters are confident that the storm will bring heavy snow Thursday and Friday to parts of central Arkansas, north Alabama and north Georgia. As the system inches closer to the Atlanta area Friday night, the snow will change to sleet and freezing rain and continue through Saturday.
As the storm leaves the Atlanta area and heads up the East Coast Sunday, it is expected to bring frozen precipitation throughout the mid-Atlantic states.
BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER
The first step to a safe winter is to stay tuned to the weather by monitoring TV, radio or NOAA Weather Radio—the broadcast system that transmits local weather service warnings and forecasts around the clock. Every year hundreds of people die needlessly because they are unaware of winter weather advisories.
The wind chill factor can make those already cold temperatures seem even colder. Be prepared. Guard against the possibility of frostbite and hypothermia. Frostbite causes a loss of feeling and a white or pale appearance in fingers, toes, ear lobes, or the tip of the nose. Hypothermia causes uncontrollable shivering, memory loss, disorientation, incoherence, slurred speech, drowsiness or apparent exhaustion.
In your car, and at home, have a flashlight available, with extra batteries, keep extra food and water available, have extra medicine and first aid supplies, keep gas in your tank near full and try not to travel alone.
If you absolutely must leave the house, dress in layers of loose-fitting, lightweight clothing. Make sure to wear a hat, mittens and cover your mouth to protect your lungs from extreme cold.
KNOW YOUR WINTER WEATHER TERMS
NOAA's WINTER WEATHER INTERNET REFERENCES
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