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Wind Chill Advisory for Crawford, Carroll and Greene Counties early Monday

Weather

February 1st, 2015 by admin

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
908 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

.COLD AIR IS FILTERING INTO IOWA IN THE WAKE OF THE WINTER STORM.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DAKOTAS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST IOWA
TONIGHT.
SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST
MONDAY...

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE
  5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO
  20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS...GUSTY AT TIMES...WILL DIMINISH
  OVERNIGHT TO 8 TO 15 MPH BY SUNRISE.

* IMPACTS...ROADS AND TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE
  SNOWFALL OF THE PAST 24 HOURS. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.