Warning Description: Wind Chill Advisory, Wind Chill Watch

Warning Date: 5:56 am CST on January 4, 2014/

Warning Summary: ...Wind Chill Advisory Remains In Effect From Midnight Est /11 Pm

Cst/ Tonight To Noon Est /11 Am Cst/ Sunday...

Warning Message:

...Wind chill watch remains in effect from Sunday evening through

Tuesday morning...

Hazardous weather...

* a steady west to northwest flow of very cold Arctic air will

cause wind chills to fall as low as 25 to 35 below zero late

tonight through Sunday morning.

* As the core of the extremely cold airmass moves overhead

early next week...wind chills on Sunday night into Tuesday

morning may fall as low as 35 to 50 below zero.

Impacts...

* with wind chills as low as expected tonight into Tuesday...

you could suffer frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 15

to 30 minutes.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

* you should prepare now for the intense cold expected tonight

and early next week and avoid prolonged exposure outdoors

once the extreme cold arrives. If you do need to venture

out...wear layers of clothing and cover your head and hands

to avoid heat loss. If you must travel...take an emergency

winter weather kit in case you become stranded.

* A Wind Chill Advisory means that very cold air and strong

winds will combine to generate low wind chills.

* A wind chill watch means there is the potential for a

combination of very cold air and strong winds to create

dangerously low wind chill values.

* Prepare...plan...and stay informed. Visit www.Weather.Gov/MQT