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 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS AND
GEORGIA.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIDESPREAD VALUES AROUND ZERO...WITH SOME
AREAS SEEING VALUES AS LOW AS 5 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SKIN MAY BE INJURED BY FROST BITE. EXTRA
LAYERS OF CLOTHING WILL BE NECESSARY TO STAY WARM AND SAFE FROM
THE COLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG 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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP.

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