Forecast for Tuesday 01.07


Extremely cold with dangerously low wind chills.
Morning low: -15, tying the record low set in 1970 (wind chills between -35 and -45).
Afternoon high: -1 (wind chills around -25).


Outlook: Still very cold on Wednesday morning, but temperatures will be rising above 0. 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

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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