Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Wind Chill Advisory Wind Chill Advisory in effect until 9:00 AM EST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS: LOW WIND CHILLS AND GUSTY WINDS.

* TEMPERATURES: LOWS MAINLY 10 TO 15.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: DROPPING TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO AFTER
MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL COMBINE 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. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

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