WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 323 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS
MORNING.
STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD AIR TO
CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF...MINUS 15 TO MINUS
20 DEGREES ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS FOR THE MORNING HOURS TODAY.
THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
THE FRESH SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 MILE.
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
FROSTBITE 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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KETCHAM
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