AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD…

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH…WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. CROSSWINDS WILL BE MOST NOTICEABLE ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. THE WIND MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND. MOTORISTS AND ANYONE ELSE ENGAGING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE EFFECTS.

IN ADDITION…WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY AFTER THE 3 TO 5 PM TIME FRAME. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WIND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS THE 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY 6 PM. WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE FALLING INTO THE NIGHT. IF YOU WILL BE OUTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY.