WIND CHILL WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 224 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST SATURDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE FALLING THROUGH
THE EARLY EVENING TO A RANGE FROM 35 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
FOR TONIGHT THROUGH 9AM SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
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