Wind Chill Warning 012714

THE NORTHLAND WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS DUE TO THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILLS WILL THEN
PLUMMET TO 45 TO 55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATE TUESDAY MORNING...BUT WIND CHILLS OF 25
TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO COULD LINGER TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

COUNTIES/AREAS IMPACTED
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...ISABELLA...
BIGFORK...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...WALKER...
GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN...
DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...
HURLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
1158 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW
  ZERO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL THEN PLUMMET TO 45 TO
  55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT
  LATE TUESDAY MORNING...BUT WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW
  ZERO COULD LINGER FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...UNDER THESE VERY COLD CONDITIONS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN
  EXPERIENCE FROST BITE IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.