AREA COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-UNION…

415 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

…DANGEROUS COLD AND WIND CHILLS INTO MIDWEEK…

THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS IOWA…BUT SKIES CLEARED AS THE SYSTEM PULLED AWAY AND ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. WINDS WILL NOT BE TOO BRISK THIS MORNING…BUT SUFFICIENT TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 20 BELOW OR LESS. THE ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CHANGE LITTLE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT
EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL DROP WIND CHILL INDICES FURTHER…DOWN TO 30 BELOW OR LESS AT TIMES.

WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 600 AM AND 1000 AM.

* IMPACTS…FROST BITE CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA…OR EVEN DEATH…IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW…POTENTIALLY DEADLY…WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES WITH SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING MINIMIZING EXPOSED SKIN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.