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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Sunday January 17th, 2016 :: 03:32 a.m. CST

Advisory

Wind Chill Advisory in effect from 6 PM this evening to 11 AM CST Monday

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST MONDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AT THIS LEVEL CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. PEOPLE WHO MUST BE OUTDOORS NEED TO HAVE SUFFICIENT PROTECTION IN ORDER TO AVOID FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS ... CHAMPAIGN ... CHRISTIAN ... COLES ... DE WITT ... DOUGLAS ... EDGAR ... LOGAN ... MACON ... MASON ... MCLEAN ... MENARD ... MORGAN ... MOULTRIE ... PIATT ... SANGAMON ... SCHUYLER ... SCOTT ... SHELBY ... VERMILION

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
Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
315 East Main Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-774-1499

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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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