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.
This blog features observations from Randy Turner, a former teacher, newspaper reporter and editor. Send news items or comments to rturner229@hotmail.com
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Wind chill advisory tonight for Springfield/Branson area
(From the National Weather Service)
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