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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Sunday January 17th, 2016 :: 09:52 a.m. EST

Advisory

WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY

WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...COLD WIND CHILL READINGS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 13 TO 18 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE MONDAY. WINDS CHILLS WILL THEN MODERATE AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES.

* IMPACTS...THE FRIGID CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE. EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.

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 BETWEEN 10 AND 24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY, MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

Address/Location
Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
401 E Main St
Richmond, IN 47374

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-973-9399

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