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Weakley County Emergency Management
Wednesday February 18th, 2015 :: 09:21 a.m. CST

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Wind Chill Advisory in effect from 7 PM this evening to noon CST Thursday

...ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO THE MIDSOUTH... .COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE MIDSOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 12 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH. ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP BETWEEN ZERO AND 12 DEGREES BELOW ZERO

* WIND CHILL TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WITH EXPOSURE AS LITTLE AS IN 30 MINUTES.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BENTON ... CARROLL ... CHESTER ... CROCKETT ... DECATUR ... DYER ... GIBSON ... HARDIN ... HAYWOOD ... HENDERSON ... HENRY ... LAKE ... LAUDERDALE ... MADISON ... OBION ... TIPTON ... WEAKLEY

Instructions:

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.

Address/Location
Weakley County Emergency Management
Old 22
Weakley County, TN 38225

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-364-5454

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Wind Chill Advisory

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