WIND CHILL ADVISORY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY FOR OUR AREA; POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH

tamaqua wind chill advisory cold chilly winds warningThe National Weather Service in State College has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for our area from 7 PM today (Friday, January 30, 2015) to 11 AM on Saturday. Wind chill temperatures are expected to reach 10 to 20 degrees below zero, as well as the possibility of wind gusts reaching 45 MPH.
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The advisory reads:

  • … WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY…

  • THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY.

  • * LOCATIONS… NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS… PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY.

  • * WIND CHILL READINGS… 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

  • * WINDS… 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

  • PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

  • IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS… DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN… THE ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES.

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