01/21/13 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM TUESDAY.
* 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.
* PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.
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.
