NWS Special Weather Statement 10:09 a.m. January 27, 2014 COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY: IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LAST NIGHT, EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TODAY RANGING FROM ZERO TO FIVE DEGREES BELOW ZERO GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM PERRYVILLE MISSOURI TO OWENSBORO KENTUCKY. SOUTH OF THAT LINE READINGS SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN ZERO AND TEN DEGREES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TONIGHT ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM NEAR ZERO ALONG INTERSTATE 64 TO NEAR 10 OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. FACTOR IN MODEST WINDS AND WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY WILL ONLY CLIMB INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO ARE THE BEST THAT CAN BE EXPECTED FOR WIND CHILLS THROUGH THE DAY. WITH LIGHT OR CALM WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT TEMPERATURES OVER MOST OF THE AREA WILL DROP WELL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ONCE AGAIN. EXTREME COLD IS DANGEROUS FOR ANY EXPOSED SKIN AS FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY. HYPOTHERMIA CAN DEVELOP AS WELL IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. LEAVING PETS UNATTENDED TO IN THE COLD PUTS THEM IN DANGER AS WELL.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:15:54 +0000
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