ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS; WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY

Winter Heat Wave, 42 Degrees, Tamaqua, 2-22-2015 (20)
This sign in Tamaqua today reads 42 degrees Fahrenheit at 3:49 PM.

Enjoy it while it lasts. After weeks of really cold weather, our area was hit today (Sunday, February 22, 2015) with unusually warmer temperatures.
Expect temperatures to slowly drop this evening, reaching 25 degrees by 11 PM. Monday’s weather calls for snow flurries and an average temperature of 13 degrees.
Wind chills for Monday and Tuesday could reach 10 to 20 degrees below zero.

The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Wind Chill Advisory from 12:00 AM Monday to 9 AM Tuesday.

It reads:

… WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY.
* WIND CHILLS… 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
* TIMING… MINIMUM WIND CHILLS MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS… FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 30 MINUTES.
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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