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when exterior temperatures are close to freezing, could real feel temperatures cause water to freeze in small diameter water piping in an unheated house or building, even if they are protected from the wind by the structure? What if small air leaks may be hitting against certain portions of the piping?

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Alfred,

A quick answer to your questions is NO!

The temperature is the temperature, no matter if there is no wind or if winds are blowing at 100 mph. Freezing and thawing take place via the actual temperature, and this has nothing to do with how cold the wind is making it feel.

I hope this helped!

Sincerely,

Dave Dombek
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Dave Dombek

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A weather enthusiast from an early age, Dave Dombek is now an AccuWeather meteorology expert.

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Dave received his B.S. degree in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University in May of 1980. Dave joined AccuWeather in July of 1980, beginning in the Snow Warning Service late that fall after his few month period of training. Within a short period of time, Dave got involved in radio broadcasting. He spent over 25 years broadcasting forecasts on radio stations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, and has also done newspaper forecasts and television briefings. Currently, Dave is the lead television briefer for all of AccuWeather's television clients in the northeatern quarter of the nation. In his daily forecasting routine, Dave helps coordinate the forecasts in the northeastern part of the country. He is also the Director of Forecaster Hiring and is in charge of hiring new meteorologists. Finally, Dave is the supervisor of the climatology department at AccuWeather. An avid outdoorsman, Dave enjoys hunting and trout fishing. He also enjoys watching football and is a student of history and current events. If Dave doesn't already have enough on his plate, he is married with two teenage daughters. He also leads a small Messianic congregation in the State College, Pa. area.

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