WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 215 PM CST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SATURDAY.
* DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW OR COLDER WILL BEGIN AROUND 7
PM THIS EVENING FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...AND BY
MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT NOON ON SATURDAY.
* WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 29 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING.
* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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HAASE
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