 This advisory, released at 9:38 p.m. Thursday, is for the counties
of Knox, Stark, Peoria, Marshall, Woodford, Fulton, Tazewell,
McLean, Schuyler, Mason, Logan, DeWitt, Piatt, Champaign, Vermilion,
Cass, Menard, Scott, Morgan, Sangamon, Christian, Macon, Moultrie,
Douglas, Coles, Edgar, Shelby, Cumberland, Clark, Effingham, Jasper,
Crawford, Clay, Richland and Lawrence, including the cities of
Galesburg, Peoria, Bloomington, Normal, Havana, Lincoln, Champaign,
Urbana, Danville, Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville, Decatur,
Charleston, Mattoon, Shelbyville, Effingham, Flora and
Lawrenceville.
Timing: Dangerous wind chills will continue
in central and southeast Illinois through early Friday morning. In
east-central Illinois, they will linger closer to noon on Friday.
Wind chill: Wind chills of 15 to 20 below zero will be common
over much of central Illinois, with locally lower values along the
Interstate 74 corridor around sunrise. In southeast Illinois, wind
chills will mainly range from 10 below to 15 below zero.
Temperature: Actual air temperatures will fall below zero
over all of central and southeast Illinois tonight. Increasing
southwest winds on Friday will significantly boost temperatures by
Friday afternoon.
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Impacts: Dangerous conditions for exposed skin. Frostbite can
occur on unprotected skin in as little as 10 to 15 minutes, and
there is risk of hypothermia if proper precautions are not taken.
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 frostbite and lead to
hypothermia if precautions are not taken. If you must venture
outdoors, make sure you wear a hat, gloves and scarf and minimize as
much exposed skin as possible. Bring pets indoors.
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Graphical depiction:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/wxstory.php?site=ilx
[Text from National Weather
Service, Lincoln office]
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