URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
303 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015
.ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE ENTIRE
AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY…WITH THE COMBINATION OF STRONG
NORTH WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES CREATING WIND CHILLS
COMMONLY IN THE 15 BELOW TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MARYSVILLE…HIAWATHA…CONCORDIA…
CLAY CENTER…MANHATTAN…ABILENE…JUNCTION CITY…TOPEKA…
LAWRENCE…EMPORIA…OTTAWA
303 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES…AS COLD AS MINUS 15 TO MINUS 19 DEGREES.
* IMPACTS…EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY
SHORT TIME…SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED
CLOTHING…A HAT…AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE
DANGERS OF FROSTBITE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME…SO
DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING…A HAT…AND
GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE.
Garry Berges, Director
Geary County Emergency Management