WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 330 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST TUESDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...THE COMBINATION OF NORTHWEST WINDS AND BELOW
ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW
LATE TONIGHT INTO MID MORNING TUESDAY.
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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COGIL
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