WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 325 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM CST
TUESDAY.
WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND DIP INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 25
BELOW ZERO RANGE BY 3 AM CST EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS
WILL NOT IMPROVE UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING WHEN THE WINDS
DECREASE SOME AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RECOVER BACK ABOVE ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS...RESULTING IN FROST
BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN.
FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS FEW AS 5 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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