Wind Chill Advisory Issued for some Western IA Counties
Weather
January 8th, 2015 by admin
POTTAWATTAMIE-HARRISON-SHELBY-MONONA Counties
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM CST
FRIDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...LATER TONIGHT 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THIS COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE OR HYPOTHERMIA 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.