DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM EST/THURSDAY WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM EST/ THURSDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TIMING: THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WIND CHILL VALUES: 15 TO 25 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON...FALLING BACK TO 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...THEN IMPROVING ABOVE 20 BELOW BY LATE MORNING THURSDAY. IMPACTS: FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA. CONFIDENCE: IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A FEW LOCATIONS MAY SEE COLDER THAN 30 BELOW WIND CHILL READINGS OVERNIGHT FOR A BRIEF TIME...BUT THE GENERAL AREA SHOULD EXPERIENCE 25 TO 30 BELOW READINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 20:40:07 +0000
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