WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 342 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED MARKEDLY ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON
NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND
THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 13.3 INCHES
IN ZUMBROTA MINNESOTA. OTHER AMOUNTS FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA RANGE
FROM FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES.
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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