WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 316 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FRIGID ARCTIC AIR TO
PRODUCE BITING WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 29 BELOW ZERO. THE WIND
CHILLS WILL THEN NOT IMPROVE ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA UNTIL NOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE
AREA WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST GO OUTDOORS...WEAR A THICK COAT...HAT AND
GLOVES.
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