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Wind Chill Advisory - Midwest

COUNTIES OF...
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-
DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-
WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-
PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...

ROCKFORD...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...
AURORA...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...
PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...
RENSSELAER...FOWLER

15:56 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2008 /456 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008/

WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /1 PM EST/ SUNDAY...

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO ACROSS FAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT...AND TO 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. WEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WILL AGAIN PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW ZERO WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND SERIOUS HEALTH RISK.

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.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1607 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA- SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-BURNETT-WASHBURN- SAWYER-

16:07 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY...

BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES THIS LOW CAN BE LIFE THREATENING...CAUSING FROSTBITE TO OCCUR IN 5 TO 10 MINUTES AND POSSIBLY LEADING TO HYPOTHERMIA.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...BE SURE TO LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS...AND CARRY A CELL PHONE AND WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. WHEN WORKING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND BE SURE TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN A WARM SHELTER. REMEMBER THAT PETS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD WIND CHILLS AS WELL.

-- Source: National Weather Service

References on Hypothermia and Cold Weather Injuries

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"COLD Weather injuries"

Can be found at: http://www.emergency.com/coldwthr.htm

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Extreme Cold: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety

Can be found at: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/guide.asp