Thursday, January 20, 2011

MIDWEST/PLAINS COLD OUTBREAK DISCUSSION

AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE PLAINS AND MIDWEST TODAY, TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET.
WIND CHILLS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW 0, WITH TEMPERATURES SIMILAR IN NATURE.
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN WILL HAVE A LOW OF -8 TONIGHT, WITH WIND CHILLS -20 TO -30 BELOW.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA WILL RECEIVE TEMPERATURES FROM -15 TO -22.
ALL PEOPLE IN THE MIDWEST AND PLAINS ARE STRONGLY SUGGESTED TO WEAR AS MANY LAYERS AS POSSIBLE.
HATS AND GLOVES ARE ESSENTIAL.
FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS.
THIS ARCTIC OUTBREAK WILL BE ENDING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS, AS TEMPERATURES BOUNCE BACK UP.