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Written by Jeffrey L Tucker on January 2nd, 2010We’re in from doing chores this morning…it had warmed up to -20F when we came in. Unbelievably cold, fortunately not a lot of wind, enough to cause windburn very quickly. Not sure I’ll go snowshoeing today. Here was our morning ‘love’ note from the National Weather Service:
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS
MORNING ACROSS MOST OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND ALL OF
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. TEMPERATURES OF 15 BELOW ZERO TO NEAR 35
BELOW ZERO WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 10 MPH TO
CREATE THE LOW WIND CHILLS. COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR OVER
FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA.
* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR ON EXPOSED FLESH IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES.
* IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED
FLESH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.