WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING…
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
350 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015
…DANGEROUSLY COLD AIR ACROSS THE REGION…
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING…
* LOCATIONS…INTERIOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…THE LOWER HUDSON
VALLEY…AND INTERIOR NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY.
* HAZARD TYPES…DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.
* WIND CHILL READINGS…AS LOW AS 18 BELOW.
* IMPACTS…THE FRIGID CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE
VENTURING OUTSIDE. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CA– USE FROSTBITE.
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.
