Dangerous Wind Chills And Cold Weather For Mid West This Coming Weekend

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
10:39 AM CST THU JAN 17 2008
A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY MORNING. BEHIND
THE FRONT, NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. THIS COMBINED,
WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES, WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO.
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SIBLEY, SPIRIT LAKE, MILFORD, ARNOLDS PARK, TYLER,
HENDRICKS, LAKE BENTON, IVANHOE, MARSHALL, SLAYTON, FULDA, WINDOM, MOUNTAIN
LAKE, WORTHINGTON, JACKSON, LAKEFIELD, PIPESTONE
10:39 AM CST THU JAN 17 2008
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH, WITH HIGHER GUSTS, WILL REDUCE WIND CHILLS
TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ON FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, APPROACHING 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. 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.
LYON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-ROCK-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-SANBORN-
MINER-LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCK RAPIDS, GEORGE, INWOOD, LARCHWOOD, ORANGE CITY,
SIOUX CENTER, SHELDON, HARTLEY, SANBORN, SPENCER, LUVERNE, HURON, DE SMET,
ARLINGTON, LAKE PRESTON, BROOKINGS, WOONSOCKET, HOWARD, MADISON, FLANDREAU,
MITCHELL, ALEXANDRIA, EMERY, SALEM, CANISTOTA, BRIDGEWATER, MONTROSE, SIOUX
FALLS
10:39 AM CST THU JAN 17 2008
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL USHER ARCTIC AIR INTO THE REGION ON
FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 20 TO 30
DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
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.
BT
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ENDING THIS AFTERNOON
A WINTER STORM WILL EXIT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AFTER BRINGING A ROUND OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA. BRISK WINDS THIS AFTERNOON are EXPECTED TO
CREATE SOME DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
BUCHANAN-BENTON-LINN-IOWA-JOHNSON-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-
VAN BUREN-SCOTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INDEPENDENCE, VINTON, CEDAR RAPIDS, MARENGO, IOWA
CITY, SIGOURNEY, WASHINGTON, FAIRFIELD, KEOSAUQUA, MEMPHIS
10:43 AM CST THU JAN 17 2008
SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS
EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON, BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE ONE HALF INCH OR
LESS. BRISK WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH, WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH, ARE EXPECTED
TO CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW AND LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW, ESPECIALLY
IN RURAL AREAS.
DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JONES-JACKSON-CEDAR-JO DAVIESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER, DUBUQUE, ANAMOSA, MAQUOKETA, TIPTON,
GALENA
10:43 AM CST THU JAN 17 2008
SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH MID AFTERNOON, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1
OR 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED, WITH SOME ISOLATED 6 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
SNOWFALL WILL DROP OFF RAPIDLY EAST OF THE ADVISORY AREA, WITH LOCATIONS
EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SEEING ONLY AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
BE PREPARED FOR SLICK, SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND BE
CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING.