WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 238 PM CST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY.
* DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE FROM
9 PM UNTIL NOON SUNDAY.
* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS...RESULTING IN FROST
BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN.
FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS FEW AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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NICHOLS
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