Friday, February 20, 2015

Wind Chill Advisory for Mchenry Co., IL until 06:00 AM CST 02/20

WWUS43 KLOT 201019
WSWLOT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
419 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015



/O.EXT.KLOT.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T1200Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON
419 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...POTENTIALLY DROPPING TO AS LOW AS AROUND 20
BELOW ZERO AT TIMES IN SOME LOCATIONS BEFORE DAYBREAK.

* OTHER 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 CHILL VALUES. 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. BRING PETS INDOORS.

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