BRUTALLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR WEST TN. .AN EXTREMELY STRONG AREA OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL SURGE THROUGH THE REGION WITH VERY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND BRUTALLY COLD AIR WEDNESDAY MID-MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY- HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-BENTON TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... RECTOR...WALNUT RIDGE...HOXIE...PARAGOULD...KENNETT...MALDEN... TIPTONVILLE...RIDGELY...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...TRENTON...DYER...MCKENZIE... HUNTINGDON...BRUCETON...CAMDEN 910 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS STARTING WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO DROP FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO AFTER 9 AM CST IN PARTS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOHTHEEL AND EXTREME NORTHWEST TENNESSEE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS..PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD CONDITIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA. PLEASE PLAN TO LIMIT ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG 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.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 08:59:09 +0000
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