Chilly Weather
It seems strange to see a wind chill warning when it’s 60 degrees outside in San Diego. It’s been rainy and cloudy and I crave the quiet of the cold Gunflint Trail.
Weather Alerts and Advisories
INTERNATIONAL FALLS…ELY…ISABELLA…
BIGFORK…HIBBING…TWO HARBORS…GRAND MARAIS…WALKER…
GRAND RAPIDS
935 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SUNDAY…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SUNDAY.
* WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL BE FOUND ACROSS
MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH MID
MORNING ON SUNDAY…GENERALLY FROM THE IRON RANGE NORTH TO THE
CANADIAN BORDER.
* UNDER THESE CONDITIONS…EXPOSED SKIN OF A HEALTHY ADULT CAN
FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES. FROST BITE CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA
IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY
MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COLD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…BE SURE TO COVER ALL
EXPOSED FLESH. FROST BITE OR HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN.