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GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO
DAYBREAK...WE HAVE DANGEROUSLY
COLD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
AREA THIS
MORNING.MORE THAN A HUNDRED
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES ARE
CLOSED.
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TODAY MOSTLY SUNNY, BUT COLD
WITH AFTERNOON TEMPS. BETWEEN
10 AND 15 AND WIND CHILLS NEAR
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OR A LITTLE BELOW ZERO. WINDS
WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 5-10 MPH.
STILL SOME SLICK SPOTS ON
DRIVEWAYS, PARKING LOTS,
SIDEWALKS AND LESSER TRAVELED
ROADS.
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TERESA:..THESE BITTER TERESA:..
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THESE BITTER
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THESE BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES
COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE FORCED
SCHOOLS IN WEST MICHIGAN TO
CLOSE DOWN -- BUT THAT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY MEAN IT'S A FREE
FOR ALL SNOW DAY.
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SNOW DAY.IT'S A FREE FOR ALL
NECESSARILY MEAN BUT THAT
DOESN'T CLOSE DOWN -- MICHIGAN
TO SCHOOLS IN WEST HUNDREDS OF
HAVE FORCED TEMPERATURES COLD
THESE BITTER TERESA:..
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ROADS.LESSER TRAVELED
SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS, ON
DRIVEWAYS, SOME SLICK SPOTS
5-10 MPH. STILL BE SOUTHEAST
AT ZERO. WINDS WILL OR A
LITTLE BELOW WIND CHILLS NEAR
10 AND 15 AND TEMPS. BETWEEN
WITH AFTERNOON SUNNY, BUT COLD
TODAY MOSTLY SUNNY, BUT COLD
TEMPS. BETWEEN 10 AND 15 AND
WIND CHILLS NEAR OR A LITTLE
BELOW BE SOUTHEAST AT 5-10
MPH. STILL SOME SLICK SPOTS ON
DRIVEWAYS, PARKING LOTS,
SIDEWALKS AND LESSER TRAVELED
ROADS.
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TERESA:..THESE BITTER COLD
TEMPERATURES HAVE FORCED
HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS IN WEST
MICHIGAN TO CLOSE DOWN -- BUT
THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN
IT'S A FREE FOR ALL SNOW DAY.
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WE'LL SEND THINGS BACK OUTSIDE
FOR SOME HELPFUL INFORMATION
ON HOW TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE
KEEPING YOUT KIDS SAFE IN THE
COLD.
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TERRI'S FORECAST MENTIONS....
PROLONGED TIME OUTSIDE WITHOUT
THE PROPER GEAR CAN PUT YOU AT
RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND EVEN
FROSTBITE.JENNIFER HOEKSTRA,
INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM
COORDINATOR WITH HELEN DEVOS
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, SAYS THAT
PARENTS NEED TO KNOW HOW TO
PREVENT EXTREME COLD WEATHER
EXPOSURE AND BE READY TO
RESPOND APPROPRIATELY AT THE
FIRST SIGN OF PROBLEMS.KIDS
CAN GET INTO TROUBLE VERY
QUICKLY WHEN THEY'RE OUTSIDE
AND TEMPS ARE BELOW FREEZING.
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PROBLEMS START WHEN YOU'RE NOT
DRESSED PROPERLY... HELEN
DEVOS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
SUGGESTS DRESSING IN SEVERAL
THIN LAYERS... INSTEAD OF A
FEW THICK LAYERS...LOOSER
LAYERS ALLOW FOR BETTER BLOOD
CIRCULATION WHICH HELPS
MAINTAIN BODY TEMPS -- THAT'S
ACCORDING TO ABOUT KIDS HEALTH
DOT COM.IF YOUR CHILD GOES
OUTSIDE -- DRESS THEM IN LONG
JOHNS, TURTLENECKS, A SHIRT,
PANTS, A SWEATER, COAT... SOME
WARM SOCKS AND BOOTS...GLOVES
AND A HAT.
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IF YOU AREN'T DRESSED PROPERLY
-- THAT'S WHEN YOU BECOME AT
RISK FOR HYPOTHERMIA.WHEN
HYPOTHERMIA SETS IN... KIDS
USUALLY START TO SHIVER,
BECOME LETHARGIC AND CLUMSY...
IF YOUR CHILD IS EXPERIENCING
THIS IF YOUR CHILD IS CLUMSY...
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LETHARGIC AND CLUMSY...IF YOUR
CHILD IS EXPERIENCING THIS --
YOU SHOULD CALL 9-1-1 RIGHT
AWAY...AND UNTIL YOU CAN GET
HELP -- TAKE YOUR CHILD
INSIDE, REMOVE ANY WET CLOTHES
AND WRAP THEM IN WARM
BLANKETS.
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SOMETHING ELSE YOU NEED TO BE
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR IS
FROSTBITE...WHICH USUALLY HITS
FINGERS, TOES, EARS AND THE
NOSE. SIGNS OF FROSTBITE ARE
WHEN AREAS BECOME PALE, GRAY
AND BLISTERED. IF YOUR CHILD
HAS ANY OF THESE SIGNS, --
BRING YOUR CHILD INSIDE, PLACE
THOSE AREAS IN WARM WATER...
DRY AND COVER YOUR CHILD WITH
BLANKETS OR WARM CLOTHES. IF
NUMBNESS CONTINUES FOR MORE
THAN A FEW MINUTES -- CALL
YOUR DOCTOR.
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HONESLTY, WHEN TEMPERATURES
ARE THIS LOW -- THE BEST THING
YOU CAN DO IS KEEP YOUR
CHILDREN INDOORS.
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TOM:..FRIGID TEMPS MEANS THERE
WILL BE ICY SPOTS OUT ON THE
ROADS, SO FAR THOUGH NO MAJOR
ISSUES.
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