WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 325 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON EST
SATURDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES FROM FIVE TO AS MUCH AS 14 BELOW ZERO CAN BE
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* SNOW SHOWERS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH 1
TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED.
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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