WIND CHILL WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 601 PM CST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILL VALUES TO CONTINUE TO
PLUMMET THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. AT 6 PM CST...THE
COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES WERE BE LOCATED ALONG
AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20...WITH ESTHERVILLE REPORTING A WIND
CHILL VALUE OF 30 BELOW ZERO. LOOK FOR WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30
TO 40 BELOW ZERO THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
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