Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Wind Chill Advisory for Mchenry Co., IL until 12:00 PM CST 01/08

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
914 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...


/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150108T1800Z/
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
914 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 /1014 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM
EST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...THEN IMPROVING ABOVE 20 BELOW BY MID TO LATE
MORNING THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON EXPOSED
SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE
THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

* CONFIDENCE...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A FEW LOCATIONS MAY SEE COLDER
THAN 30 BELOW WIND CHILL READINGS OVERNIGHT FOR A BRIEF
TIME...BUT THE GENERAL AREA SHOULD EXPERIENCE 25 BELOW TO 30
BELOW READINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR 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.

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