...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND-CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY...THEN WARM TO AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO FOR THE AFTERNOON. WIND-CHILL VALUES WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT REACHING 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR ON EXPOSED SKIN IN UNDER 30 MINUTES UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA CAN DEVELOP IF PROPER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IS NOT WORN. AVOID PROLONGED TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE. 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.
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Dangerous Wind Chills
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