Wind Chill Advisory in effect from 6 AM this morning to noon CST Thursday
...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TODAY INTO THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST THURSDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...NEAR 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TODAY...THEN 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY.
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE MAY OCCUR WITH EXPOSURE OF BARE SKIN AROUND 30 MINUTES. HYPOTHERMIA COULD ALSO DEVELOP WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS ... CHAMPAIGN ... CHRISTIAN ... CLARK ... CLAY ... COLES ... CRAWFORD ... CUMBERLAND ... DE WITT ... DOUGLAS ... EDGAR ... EFFINGHAM ... JASPER ... LAWRENCE ... LOGAN ... MACON ... MARSHALL ... MASON ... MCLEAN ... MENARD ... MORGAN ... MOULTRIE ... PIATT ... RICHLAND ... SANGAMON ... SCOTT ... SHELBY ... TAZEWELL ... VERMILION ... WOODFORD
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...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE.
Address/Location
Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
315 East Main Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-774-1499
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SHELBYEMA followed by your message, to 888777
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