WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 927 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THURSDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
* NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY.
* TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT. COMBINED WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...EXPECT
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.
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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