WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 904 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE.
* TIMING: COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION...
BRINGING DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO THE ADVISORY
AREA THROUGH 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT: LOW WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING FROM 5 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO
HEALTH CONCERNS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
* WIND IMPACTS: WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.
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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GOEHRING
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