Wind Chill Warning 012714
THE NORTHLAND WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS DUE TO THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILLS WILL THEN PLUMMET TO 45 TO 55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATE TUESDAY MORNING...BUT WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO COULD LINGER TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. COUNTIES/AREAS IMPACTED KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA- SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON- BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...ISABELLA... BIGFORK...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...WALKER... GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN... DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...ASHLAND... HURLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS 1158 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL THEN PLUMMET TO 45 TO 55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATE TUESDAY MORNING...BUT WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO COULD LINGER FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNDER THESE VERY COLD CONDITIONS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN EXPERIENCE FROST BITE IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.