URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 247 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016
GAZ005>009-013>016-190400- /O.NEW.KFFC.WC.Y.0001.160119T0600Z-160119T1500Z/ MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DAHLONEGA…CLEVELAND 247 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY.
* LOCATIONS…PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
* WIND CHILL READINGS…AS LOW AS 5 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS…AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WITH HIGHER GUST.
* TIMING…1 AM TO 10 AM TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS…LOW WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS OR 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUST TO 15 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…8 DEGREES TO 13 DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
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