URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 307 PM EST THU FEB 6 2014
...BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...
.AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST TO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT CAUSING A BITTER COLD AIRMASS AND BRISK WINDS ACROSS OUR AREA.
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...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING COMBINED WITH CONTINUED BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL TO THE 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW RANGE TONIGHT... AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
IMPACTS...
* WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 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.
