Wind Chill Warning for Murray, Gilmer and North GA mountains : A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. DO NOT VENTURE OUTDOORS WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE...WEAR MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. BE SURE TO WEAR A HAT. MITTENS PROVIDE MORE PROTECTION TO THE HANDS THAN GLOVES. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPREAD VERY COLD AIR ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS SEASON. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL PUSH WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA... AND TO 5 ABOVE TO 15 BELOW ZERO ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE OR HYPOTHERMIA IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT TO AROUND 15 MPH BY SUNRISE. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO 3 BELOW TO 10 ABOVE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 03:10:00 +0000
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