WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY.
* HAZARD TYPES...COLD WIND CHILL READINGS.
* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS COLD AS 11 BELOW.
* IMPACTS...THE FRIGID CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE. EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 5 ABOVE TO 10 ABOVE.
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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