Extreme Cold Warning until 12:00PM Monday
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero, mainly Sunday and Monday mornings. In addition, the air temperature will fall as low as 8 above zero on Sunday morning, then as low as 2 below zero on Monday morning.
* WHERE...North Texas
* WHEN...From 6 PM Saturday to noon CST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Dangerously cold wind chills could result in hypothermia or frostbite on exposed skin if precautions are not taken. Cold temperatures will become life threatening to people and animals outside without adequate warmth or shelter. Damage to plumbing is likely if pipes are not properly drained or insulated.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MONTAGUE ... COOKE ... GRAYSON ... FANNIN ... LAMAR ... YOUNG ... JACK ... WISE ... DENTON ... COLLIN ... HUNT ... DELTA ... HOPKINS ... STEPHENS ... PALO PINTO ... PARKER ... TARRANT ... DALLAS ... ROCKWALL ... KAUFMAN ... RAINS ... EASTLAND ... ERATH ... HOOD ... SOMERVELL ... JOHNSON ... ELLIS ... COMANCHE ... MILLS ... HAMILTON ... BOSQUE ... HILL
Instructions:
Cold temperatures will become life threatening to people and animals outside without adequate warmth or shelter. Damage to plumbing is likely if pipes are not properly drained or insulated. Have an emergency kit and enough supplies ready in case of power outages. Make frequent checks on vulnerable family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills inside. Make sure outdoor animals have a warm, dry shelter, food, and unfrozen water.
Address/Location
Rockwall County OEM
972 T L Townsend Dr
Rockwall, TX 75087
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP RCOEM followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Extreme Cold Warning
