Sunny with record-breaking cold temperatures.
Morning low: -15 (wind chill -30 to -35).
Afternoon high: 1, breaking the record coldest high of 6 set in 1963 (wind chill -20 to -25).
Outlook: The very cold temperatures will continue through Wednesday morning. Temperatures are still not expected to be above freezing through the weekend.
WIND CHILL WARNING for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties:
ISSUED AT 10:07 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND CHILLS WILL BE BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL BE BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO. IMPACTS... * FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR FOR THOSE NOT PROPERLY DRESSED FOR THE COLD. 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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