The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory in effect from tonight at 11:00 p.m. until January 18th at noon:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
349 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016INZ006>009-018-026-027-033-034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-171700-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WC.Y.0001.160118T0400Z-160118T1700Z/
LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-ALLEN IN-WELLS-ADAMS-BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LAGRANGE…TOPEKA…SHIPSHEWANA…ANGOLA…FREMONT…KENDALLVILLE…LIGONIER…ALBION…AUBURN…GARRETT…FORT WAYNE…NEW HAVEN…BLUFFTON…OSSIAN…DECATUR…BERNE…HARTFORD CITY…MONTPELIER…PORTLAND…DUNKIRK…
DEFIANCE…SHERWOOD…HICKSVILLE…NAPOLEON…DESHLER…LIBERTY CENTER…PAULDING…ANTWERP…MELROSE…OTTAWA…
PANDORA…KALIDA…FORT JENNINGS…VAN WERT…DELPHOS…OHIO CITY…LIMA…SPENCERVILLE349 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
IMPACTS…
* BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED THAT CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. PEOPLE WHO MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN TO AVOID FROSTBITE.
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.
See also today’s weather story from the NWS.
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