Wind chill advisory issued for Joplin area through Thursday morning

(From the National Weather Service)

BITTER WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TODAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING...

.ANOTHER SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA AND REMAIN
IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH WILL LOWER WIND CHILLS INTO THE -5 TO -14 RANGE
TODAY. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH FOR A TIME THIS EVENING BEFORE
INCREASING OUT OF THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...
RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS IN THE -8 TO -16 RANGE.

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BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
1001 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THOUGH 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF
  THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...5 TO 16 BELOW ZERO WITH THE COLDEST READINGS
  OCCURRING ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK
  WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
  TAKEN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS ON EXPOSED
  SKIN.