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Wind Chill Warning cancelled. Wind Chill Advisory in effect until 9-am Tues.

Weather

January 6th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY. THE
WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL FLUCTUATE
  SOMEWHAT INTO THE NIGHT BUT GENERALLY REMAIN IN THE SINGLE
  DIGITS BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL OFTEN PRODUCE WIND CHILLS BETWEEN
  20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME WIND CHILLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN
  FROST BITE IN MINUTES AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.