Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Wind Chill Advisory for Mchenry Co., IL until 12:00 PM CST 02/19

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
350 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH MUCH
COLDER AIR SPREADING IN THROUGH THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN
10 AND 20 MPH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH OVERNIGHT
LOW TEMPERATURES OF 4 BELOW TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TO PUSH WIND
CHILL READING TO BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO.


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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
350 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015 /450 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST /1 PM EST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST /1 PM EST/ THURSDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

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

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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