Wind chill warning update
Wind Chill Warning statement as of 3:49 am EST on February 13, 2016
Wind chill warning remains in effect from midnight tonight to
10 am EST Sunday.
* hazard types... dangerous wind chill readings.
* Wind chill... as low as 37 below due to temperatures 1 below to
14 below zero... and winds northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph.
* Timing... late Saturday night and Sunday morning.
* Impacts... frostbite and hypothermia if unprotected from the
cold.
* Winds... northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* Temperatures... 1 below to 14 below zero.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A wind chill warning means the combination of very cold air and
strong winds will create dangerously low wind chill values. This
will result in frost bite and lead to hypothermia or death if
precautions are not taken.
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