HARSH WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING…

BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES DRIVEN BY PLAINS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK TODAY BUT WILL BE DIMINISHING A BIT TOWARDS SUNSET. THE WIND WILL AGAIN INCREASE TONIGHT RESULTING IN PROLONGED DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING SOME SO WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY NOT BE AS COLD AS LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING.

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-UNION COUNTIES…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY…

* WINDS…A NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WILL DIMINISH SOME TOWARDS SUNSET BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TONIGHT. THE WIND TONIGHT WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TODAY WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…TEMPERATURES WILL REACH INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS EITHER SIDE OF ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND RANGE FROM 7 BELOW TO 14 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL REBOUND TO THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO LATER IN THE DAY THEN FALL TONIGHT TO 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS…FROST BITE CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES WITH SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING MINIMIZING EXPOSED SKIN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.