THE TENNESSEE VALLEY-The National Weather Service i Hutsvile has issued a wind chill advisory for the followig counties i Alabama: Lauderdale, AL; Colbert, AL; Franklin, AL; Lawrence, AL; Limestone, AL; Madison, AL; Morgan, AL; Marshall, AL; Jackson, AL; De Kalb, AL; Cullman, AL; Moore, TN; Lincoln, TN; Franklin, TN
... WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY…
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED… WIND CHILL VALUES FOR LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN TENNESSEE WILL FALL BELOW ZERO AFTER 9 PM TONIGHT… SPREADING SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER 6 AM ON TUESDAY BUT DETERIORATE AGAIN AFTER 9 PM ON TUESDAY… WITH SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH 9 AM ON WEDNESDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES… WIDESPREAD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN ZERO AND 8 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE MAY SEE VALUES FALL CLOSER TO TEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO EACH NIGHT.
* OTHER IMPACTS… PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS COULD BECOME A HEALTH HAZARD TO BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS… MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
