Advisory
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for Sioux County from Midnight Tuesday until 6am Thursday.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
CST THURSDAY.
THE CURRENT WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON TODAY.
WIND AND VISIBILITY NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY. BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH.
WIND CHILL VALUES
WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE MODERATING SOME THIS
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP AGAIN TONIGHT.
WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE COLDEST READINGS WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AM AND 11 AM WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
Address/Location
Sioux County Sheriff's Office
4363 Ironwood Ave., Ste 1
Orange City, IA 51250
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 712-737-3307
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