Sunday, December 18, 2016

Dangerous Wind Chills

...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.

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