The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory until noon today:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
936 PM EST WED FEB 9 2011…DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…
.A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE AREA. CLEARING SKIES THIS EVENING AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET TO ZERO TO -10 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL VALUES OF GENERALLY -10 TO -20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
[…] …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ THURSDAY…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ THURSDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES…10 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
* OTHER IMPACTS…WIND CHILL READINGS IN THIS RANGE WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 30 MINUTES.
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.