Extremely cold. Brisk winds with dangerously low wind chills and some blowing snow.
Overnight low: -15, tying the record low set in 1970 (wind chills between -35 and -45).
Outlook: Still very cold on Tuesday, but temperatures will be rising above 0 by Wednesday. Warmer this weekend.
Wind Chill Warning for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties.
LAST UPDATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 4:15 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT, CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SLOWLY FALLING TEMPERATURES INTO THE 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT. DEADLY WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 30 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES WITH THESE EXPECTED WIND CHILLS. DEATH WILL ALSO OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
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