Wind Chill Advisory until 12:00PM Sunday
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SUNDAY.
* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE CHANGING TO LIGHT RAIN LATER THIS MORNING. AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT ICING WILL DEVELOP ON UNTREATED ROADS... PARKING LOTS...AND SIDEWALKS. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OF 1 INCH OR LESS IS EXPECTED ON TOP OF THE ICE THIS EVENING.
* OTHER IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR ON EXPOSED SKIN IN 30 MINUTES UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA CAN DEVELOP IF PROPER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IS NOT WORN. AVOID PROLONGED TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN ... MOULTRIE ... PIATT ... SHELBY
Instructions:
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE 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
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