Bitterly Cold Weather on Tap For Mid West

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
338 PM CST TUE JAN 1 2008
.LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES HAS PUSHED THE
COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON INTO IOWA THIS EVENING. IN ITS
WAKE...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW ZERO
WILL DROP WIND CHILLS TO DANGEROUS LEVELS TONIGHT.
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY
338 PM CST TUE JAN 1 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO WILL BE
COMMON IN THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT BEFORE HEADING TOWARD LOWS
FROM FOUR BELOW TO SEVEN BELOW ZERO. THE COMBINATION OF THESE COLD
TEMPERATURES AND BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES OF 20 BELOW ZERO OR LESS THROUGH MUCH
OF THE NIGHT.
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...AND COVER AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
333 PM CST TUE JAN 1 2008
...BITTER WIND CHILLS TONIGHT...
.TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO TUMBLE TONIGHT...FALLING BELOW ZERO.
THE WINDS WILL ALSO STAY RATHER BLUSTERY FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10
TO 20 MPH. THIS COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS
THIS COLD CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 30 MINUTES.
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
333 PM CST TUE JAN 1 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW ZERO...IN COMBINATION WITH WIND SPEEDS
OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.
WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 30
MINUTES.
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.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
333 PM CST TUE JAN 1 2008
...ANOTHER ROUND OF FRIGID ARCTIC AIR WILL SWEEP ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 8 TO 14 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL
VALUES IN THE -20 TO -25 DEGREE RANGE...ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS MAY
DROP TO AS LOW AS -30 DEGREES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AT SOME LOCATIONS.
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE...FROM CUSHING
TO COKATO TO BLOOMING PRARIE. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE
BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...AS WIND CHILLS IMPROVE INTO THE -10 TO
-5 RANGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
259 PM CST TUE JAN 1 2008
.A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES IN FROM THE WEST...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
STRONG ENOUGH EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD
WIND CHILLS INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-LAKE-
MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...
PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...BROOKINGS...MADISON...
FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...
CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
259 PM CST TUE JAN 1 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BACK TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW ZERO AFTER SUNSET
THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET...
WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING.
THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS READINGS FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO.
WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH ENOUGH BY AROUND 10 PM TO LESSEN THE WIND CHILL
EFFECT ACROSS THE AREA.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-LINCOLN-
LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE...
STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER...
HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...
WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
259 PM CST TUE JAN 1 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BACK TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW ZERO AFTER SUNSET
THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW
ZERO OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY TOWARD
SUNSET...WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS READINGS OF 17 BELOW
TO 27 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
332 PM CST TUE JAN 1 2008
...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...
.WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...
MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...
GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...
MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...
OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
332 PM CST TUE JAN 1 2008
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
HAMPER TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. AFTER SUNSET...SNOW
BLOWING ACROSS ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL SLICK SPOTS. IN
ADDITION... WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO OVERNIGHT.
TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW PLENTY OF
EXTRA TIME...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND BE PREPARED FOR
SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS...DRIFTING SNOW...AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES.