WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 342 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED MARKEDLY ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 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 NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO IN CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.
SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 13.3 INCHES
IN ZUMBROTA MINNESOTA. AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA RANGED
FROM ONE TO THREE 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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