Saturday, January 22, 2011

In Other News: Baby, It's COLD Outside!

Wind Chill Watch for Northern Worcester,MA from 12 am EST, Mon., Jan. 24, 2011 until 9 am EST, Mon., Jan. 24, 2011, Updated 22 Jan 2011 4:05 pm Local Time, Issued by The National Weather Service, Boston, MA, 4:08 pm EST, Sat., Jan. 22, 2011:


... WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* LOCATIONS... SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE... CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND WESTERN HARTFORD COUNTY.
* HAZARDS... DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.
* WIND CHILL VALUES... 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
* WINDS... NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES... 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
* TIMING... LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING MONDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILLS TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN THESE CONDITIONS.