Extremely cold. Brisk winds will lead to dangerous wind chills and continuous drifting snow.
Temperatures: dropping to -13, breaking the 1970 record of -12. (Wind chills between -35 and -45)
Outlook: Extremely cold and sub-zero temperatures are expected to last from through Wednesday morning. This combined with brisk winds will cause wind chills to drop to very dangerous levels, between -25 and -35 at times. Any exposed skin can suffer frostbite within minutes under these conditions. Some blowing and drifting snow may also continue.
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For Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties:
- Wind Chill Warning
- Winter Storm Warning for blowing snow
LAST UPDATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 6:59 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014
WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED BUT GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL LIKELY KEEP MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE OR
RESTRICTED TO SINGLE LANES.
* TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DRASTICALLY THROUGH THE DAY WITH
READINGS DROPPING INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO. DEADLY WIND
CHILLS BETWEEN 30 BELOW AND 45 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH TUESDAY.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED, SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. SIGNIFICANT
DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADWAYS TO BE PARTIALLY OR FULLY
IMPASSABLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
* VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW.
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR.
* 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 WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
ALONG WITH DEADLY WIND CHILLS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY.
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.
