WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 944 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SATURDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP OVERNIGHT WITH DANGEROUS
READINGS OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID SATURDAY
MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND FAR NORTHEAST
KANSAS. THE COLDEST WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO WILL BE FOUND NORTH OF A ST JOSEPH TO UNIONVILLE LINE
AND MOST LIKELY OCCUR AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING.
* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES IN THESE
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED SKIN.
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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MJ
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