WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 315 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY.
WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING...REDUCING THE THREAT
OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...EVEN THE LIGHTER WINDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS
OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
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