WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 957 PM MST THU DEC 31 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND
CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW TONIGHT.
* TIMING: HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
* OTHER IMPACTS: THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS
OF DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF FREEZING
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER.
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.
WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE WITHIN
30 MINUTES.
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