WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 448 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLES. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR ALL OF
THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.
* TIMING: FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL SLOWLY TAPER
OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL
FILTER INTO THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING DANGEROUSLY
LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AS EARLY AS 9 PM THIS EVENING...CONTINUING
THROUGH 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL DEVELOP ON ROADS...
BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. ALSO...POWER
LINES MAY EXPERIENCE LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES
RANGING FROM -5 TO -15 DEGREES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO HEALTH
CONCERNS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY.
* WIND IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TODAY
WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. THESE WINDS MAY POSE
AN ADDED THREAT TO ANY POWER LINES WHICH RECEIVE ICE ACCUMULATIONS.
THOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AFTER SUNSET...WINDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...FREEZING
DRIZZLE...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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.
$$
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 448 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLES. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR ALL OF
THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.
* TIMING: FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL SLOWLY TAPER
OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL
FILTER INTO THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING DANGEROUSLY
LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AS EARLY AS 9 PM THIS EVENING...CONTINUING
THROUGH 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL DEVELOP ON ROADS...
BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. ALSO...POWER
LINES MAY EXPERIENCE LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES
RANGING FROM -5 TO -15 DEGREES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO HEALTH
CONCERNS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY.
* WIND IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TODAY
WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. THESE WINDS MAY POSE
AN ADDED THREAT TO ANY POWER LINES WHICH RECEIVE ICE ACCUMULATIONS.
THOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AFTER SUNSET...WINDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...FREEZING
DRIZZLE...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
$$
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