Madison County Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency
Madison County Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency
Saturday February 14th, 2015 :: 02:51 a.m. CST
AdvisoryWind Chill Advisory in effect from 7 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Sunday
...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES: AS LOW AS -15 TO -20 DEGREES.
* TIMING: WIND CHILLS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES OCCURRING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO MAY PERSIST INTO EARLY MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA.
* IMPACTS: BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. BE CAREFUL TO LIMIT EXPOSURE OF PETS TO THE COLD AS WELL.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BARTHOLOMEW ... BOONE ... BROWN ... CARROLL ... CLAY ... CLINTON ... DECATUR ... DELAWARE ... FOUNTAIN ... HAMILTON ... HANCOCK ... HENDRICKS ... HENRY ... HOWARD ... JACKSON ... JENNINGS ... JOHNSON ... MADISON ... MARION ... MONROE ... MONTGOMERY ... MORGAN ... OWEN ... PARKE ... PUTNAM ... RANDOLPH ... RUSH ... SHELBY ... TIPPECANOE ... TIPTON ... VERMILLION ... VIGO ... WARREN
Instructions:
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.
https://local.nixle.com/alert/5355770/
The wind is wicked right now. I went to the bank and the wind rocked the car when I was stopped at a stop sign. Glad I didn't have to be out walking.
I had plans for tonight and I'm thinkin' I'll just stay home instead.