Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Wind chill advisory tonight for Springfield/Branson area

(From the National Weather Service)

WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING FOR THE
EASTERN MISSOURI OZARKS...

MOZ057-058-069>071-079>083-090>092-095>098-103>106-181845-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WC.Y.0002.150219T0000Z-150219T1600Z/
MILLER-MARIES-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-
DENT-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...
OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE...
ROLLA...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...
SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...
MANSFIELD...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...
EMINENCE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH...
GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
431 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS CAN BE
  EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING ACROSS THE
  EASTERN MISSOURI OZARKS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS BETWEEN -10 TO -15 DEGREES CAN
  BE EXPECTED WITH ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES BETWEEN ZERO TO -5 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN
  FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. PEOPLE
  WHO ARE OUTDOORS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT PROTECTION WILL RUN A HIGH
  RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND 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.

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