Monday, January 6, 2014

Wind Chill Warning for Mchenry Co., IL

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1112 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014


/O.CON.KLOT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1800Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
1112 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014 /1212 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM EST/
TUESDAY...

* A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY COLD AND POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILLS...30 BELOW ZERO TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MIDDAY
TUESDAY. THESE FORECAST WIND CHILLS ARE THE LOWEST IN NEARLY 20
YEARS.

* FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH
WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING MANY
ROADS IMPASSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD
AIR TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN. BRING PETS INDOORS.

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