THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM EST THURSDAY. *
LOCATIONS...MUCH OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. *
HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. *
TIMING...THE COLDEST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL BE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. *
IMPACTS...POSSIBLE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. *
WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES.