The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for our area:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1229 AM EST THU DEC 12 2013…DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EARLY THIS MORNING…
.THE COMBINATION OF OVERNIGHT AIR TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO AROUND ZERO TO SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD EARLY THIS MORNING. THEREFORE…A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING.
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THIS MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THIS MORNING.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING OVER NORTHERN INDIANA AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST OHIO.
IMPACTS…
* DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN MINUTES ON UNPROTECTED SKIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND 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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