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WIND CHILL WARNING/ADVISORY update for Cass & area Counties

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January 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-UNION COUNTIES…418 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 …

WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY… …AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT INTO SUNSET. WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT HOWEVER…TURNING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND LITTLE TODAY REACHING NO BETTER THAN SEVERAL DEGREES EITHER SIDE OF ZERO BY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD LOWS BELOW ZERO ARE THEN ANTICIPATED AGAIN TONIGHT…FROM 7 BELOW TO 14 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY 6AM TO 8AM BEFORE GRADUALLY REBOUNDING TO THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO LATER IN THE DAY. THEY WILL FALL AGAIN TONIGHT HOWEVER WITH WIDESPREAD READINGS FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

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