Forecast for Tuesday 01.22


Mostly cloudy and frigid. Chance of flurries.
Morning low: 2 (wind chills as low as -15).
Afternoon high: 11 (wind chills as high as 0).

Outlook: Not as cold later in the week. Light snow possible late Thursday into Friday.




Wind Chill Advisory for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties.

ISSUED AT 3:50 PM EST MON JAN 21 2013

WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM TUESDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 12 BELOW AND 18
   BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

 * WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE
   SINGLE DIGITS CAN BE EXPECTED.

IMPACTS...

 * FROSTBITE WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT EXPOSED DRY SKIN WITHIN 30
   MINUTES.

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.

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