NWS Dallas/Fort Worth Public/Media Guide - Freeze Warning Frame

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0"> <tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <td width="10"> </td> <td align="left"><span class="white">National Weather Service</span></td> <td align="right"><span class="white">Dallas/Fort Worth</span></td> <td width="10"> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"><table width="90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr><td><div align="center"><br><h3>Freeze Warning</h3>(NPW, WWUS74)</div> <h4>Definition</h4> Freeze Warnings are issued for significant events such as the first major freeze of the winter season; a freeze during the growing season; or a freeze which could cause water pipes to freeze and burst.<br><br> A freeze may or may not be accompanied by the formation of frost. Watches for frost or freezes are not issued. <h4>Example</h4> <div align="center"><table width="430" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#eaeaea"> <tr> <td><pre> FTWNPWFTW TTAA00 KFTW 301406 TXZO91>095-101>107-115>122-311200- FREEZE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 800 AM CDT SAT OCT 30 1999 ...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT... AN UNUSUALLY STRONG EARLY SEASON COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH MOST OF NORTH THIS MORNING. VERY COLD AIR IS STREAMING IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE LOW TEENS...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHWESTERN AREAS. IMMEDIATE ACTION IS REQUIRED TO INSURE THAT EXPOSED WATER PIPES...PLANTS..AND SMALL SHRUBS ARE PROTECTED TONIGHT. PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. PETS AND LIVESTOCK SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH ADEQUATE SHELTER FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS EARLY SEASON FREEZE.</pre></td> </tr> </table></div><br><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">NWS Dallas/Fort Worth: <a href="../fwd/">Home</a> | <a href="../fwd/forecast.htm">Forecasts</a> | <a href="../fwd/currentwx.html">Current Weather</a> | <a href="http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/national.html">Radar</a> | <a href="http://204.185.136.10/awc/aviation_weather_center.html">Aviation</a> | <a href="../fwd/skywarn.html">Preparedness</a><br> <a href="../fwd/lakes.htm">Hydrology & River Info</a> | <a href="../fwd/radio.html">NOAA Weather Radio</a> | <a href="../fwd/ntexclima.html">Climat Data</a> </td> </table> <br><br> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="0" bgcolor="#000000"> <tr align="center"> <td width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" width="30%"><b><span class="white">Freeze Warning</span></b></td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('fb')" onmouseout="inact('fb')" href="winterf.htm"><img src="../images/fboff.gif" alt="Winter Weather Introduction" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="fb"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('b')" onmouseout="inact('b')" href="chillf.htm"><img src="../images/boff.gif" alt="Wind Chill Advisory" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="b"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="6%"><a onmouseover="act('co')" onmouseout="inact('co')" href="../contents.htm"><img src="../images/cooff.gif" alt="Table of Contents" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="co"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('f')" onmouseout="inact('f')" href="w_safetyf.htm"><img src="../images/foff.gif" alt="Winter Weather Safety" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="f"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('ff')" onmouseout="inact('ff')" href="../npw/npwf.htm"><img src="../images/ffoff.gif" alt="Non-Precipitation Weather" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="ff"></a></td> <td align="right" width="30%"><b><span class="white">Winter Weather Products</span></b></td> <td width="2%"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body>