From the National Weather Service: TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 316 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. SOME WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS LOCALIZED HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY MAY APPROACH 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE TEENS TODAY...THEN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AS LOW AS FIVE BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS A WIDESPREAD AREA...AN UPGRADE TO A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE REQUIRED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE 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. MAKE SURE PETS ARE BROUGHT INDOORS. && #OHWX #KYWX #WVWX
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 08:17:21 +0000
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