**UPDATE** WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CST THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY...
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. IT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WIND CHILL WARNING...
A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT CROSSING NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA BY EARLY THIS EVENING WILL USHER IN ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY DROP WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...
* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD AIR TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
PLEASE REMEBER TO BRING YOUR PETS INSIDE AND CHECK ON YOUR NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY!
Address/Location
City of Crystal Lake
100 W Woodstock St
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-356-3620