Wind Chill Advisory for eastern Nebraska
Posted By: Laurann Robinson lrobinson@klkntv.comDANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA ANDSOUTHWEST IOWA...Including Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont, Page, Boone, Platte, Colfax, Dodge, Washington, Butler, Saunders, Douglas, Sarpy, Seward, Lancaster, Cass and Otoe counties.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINDCHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO10 AM CST SUNDAY.* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM SUNDAY.* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILLCOMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIACAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HATAND GLOVES.
