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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
653 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...

.LAKE EFFECT SNOWS SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN
MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT. WHILE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
LIGHT WITH UP TO 2 INCHES...VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE
REDUCED DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW
AS WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST AS HIGH AS 25 MPH.

WIND CHILLS HAVE FALLEN TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH
OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET FURTHER
TONIGHT AND WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH CONTINUE...WIND CHILLS
WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES
WILL GRADUALLY RISE TO BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY
AFTERNOON FRIDAY. PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING COULD PROVE DEADLY. ALSO...ENSURE PROPER VENTILATION IF
USING PORTABLE HEATERS.

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002-004-
005-015-016-024-025-161000-
/O.CON.KIWX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1700Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-
STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-
WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-
JAY-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-
HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...
ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...
BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...
HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
653 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 /553 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST /11 AM
CST/ FRIDAY...

WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING...BEFORE RISING TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

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. ENSURE PROPER VENTILATION IF USING
PORTABLE HEATERS.

$$







URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
653 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...

.LAKE EFFECT SNOWS SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN
MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT. WHILE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
LIGHT WITH UP TO 2 INCHES...VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE
REDUCED DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW
AS WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST AS HIGH AS 25 MPH.

WIND CHILLS HAVE FALLEN TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH
OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET FURTHER
TONIGHT AND WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH CONTINUE...WIND CHILLS
WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES
WILL GRADUALLY RISE TO BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY
AFTERNOON FRIDAY. PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING COULD PROVE DEADLY. ALSO...ENSURE PROPER VENTILATION IF
USING PORTABLE HEATERS.

MIZ077-078-161000-
/O.EXT.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1000Z/
/O.CON.KIWX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1700Z/
BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS
653 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.
WHILE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE
PRECIPITATION TAPERS TO FLURRIES AND A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY
THIS EVENING.

WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND INTO
THE MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY.

&&

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

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. ENSURE PROPER VENTILATION IF USING
PORTABLE HEATERS.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
645 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...ARCTIC AIR TO PERSIST INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND...

.WITH AN ARCTIC AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...ANOTHER
BITTERLY COLD NIGHT IS IN STORE FOR THE AREA. WITH WESTERLY WINDS
OF 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT...COUPLED AIR TEMPERATURES OF ZERO TO 10
BELOW...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
RANGE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST
READINGS NEAR THE OHIO BORDER. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN SLOWLY WARM
DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS OF FRIDAY...INTO THE SINGLE
NUMBERS...BEFORE FALLING BACK BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT.

MIZ082-083-160745-
/O.CON.KDTX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1700Z/
/O.CON.KDTX.WC.A.0001.090116T1700Z-090117T1500Z/
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADRIAN...MONROE
645 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY. A
WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH COUPLED WITH LOW TEMPERATURES
AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO
30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES AND
WIND CHILLS WILL RISE DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON...MORE IN THE 10 TO
20 BELOW RANGE...WITH THE POTENTIAL OF 25 BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS
FRIDAY NIGHT.

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
555 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

.ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT TWO
DAYS...PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA ALONG WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
MOUNTAINS.

PAZ006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-161100-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.W.0001.090115T2300Z-090117T1700Z/
POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
555 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST SATURDAY.

A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. A GUSTY WEST WIND WILL COMBINE WITH BITTERLY COLD
AIR TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE THE WIND CHILLS DIP TO
AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO FOR BRIEF PERIODS AT NIGHT.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH ARE POSSIBLE IF THOSE VENTURING
OUTSIDE DO NOT TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. WEAR MULTIPLE LAYERS
OF WARM...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. TRAPPED AIR BETWEEN THE LAYERS
WILL INSULATE YOU. OUTER GARMENTS SHOULD BE TIGHTLY WOVEN TO
SHIELD THE WIND. A HOOD OR HAT IS ESSENTIAL...AS HALF YOUR BODY
HEAT CAN BE LOST FROM YOUR HEAD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
555 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

.ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT TWO
DAYS...PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA ALONG WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
MOUNTAINS.

PAZ024-033-161100-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-090115T2300Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.W.0001.090115T2300Z-090117T1700Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
555 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 12 PM EST SATURDAY.

A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. A GUSTY WEST WIND WILL COMBINE WITH BITTERLY COLD
AIR TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE THE WIND CHILLS DIP TO
AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO FOR BRIEF PERIODS AT NIGHT.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH ARE POSSIBLE IF THOSE VENTURING
OUTSIDE DO NOT TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. WEAR MULTIPLE LAYERS
OF WARM...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. TRAPPED AIR BETWEEN THE LAYERS
WILL INSULATE YOU. OUTER GARMENTS SHOULD BE TIGHTLY WOVEN TO
SHIELD THE WIND. A HOOD OR HAT IS ESSENTIAL...AS HALF YOUR BODY
HEAT CAN BE LOST FROM YOUR HEAD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
555 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

.ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT TWO
DAYS...PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA ALONG WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
MOUNTAINS.

PAZ004-161100-
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.W.0001.090115T2300Z-090117T1700Z/
WARREN-
555 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
SATURDAY.

ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...PRODUCING DANGEROUS WINDS CHILLS OF NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO
AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE FRIGID AIR PASSING OVER
LAKE ERIE WILL CREATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...WHICH WILL
ACCUMULATE AROUND 6 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING OVER NORTHWEST WARREN
COUNTY...WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE REST OF THE
COUNTY.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN
A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER
HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
  KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH ARE POSSIBLE IF THOSE VENTURING
OUTSIDE DO NOT TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. WEAR MULTIPLE LAYERS
OF WARM...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. TRAPPED AIR BETWEEN THE LAYERS
WILL INSULATE YOU. OUTER GARMENTS SHOULD BE TIGHTLY WOVEN TO
SHIELD THE WIND. A HOOD OR HAT IS ESSENTIAL...AS HALF YOUR BODY
HEAT CAN BE LOST FROM YOUR HEAD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
555 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

.ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT TWO
DAYS...PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA ALONG WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
MOUNTAINS.

PAZ005-161100-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.W.0001.090115T2300Z-090117T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1200Z/
MCKEAN-
555 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST SATURDAY.
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY.

ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...PRODUCING DANGEROUS WINDS CHILLS OF NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO
AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE FRIGID AIR PASSING OVER
LAKE ERIE WILL CREATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...WHICH WILL
ACCUMULATE UP TO 3 INCHES IN SOME PARTS OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH ARE POSSIBLE IF THOSE VENTURING
OUTSIDE DO NOT TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. WEAR MULTIPLE LAYERS
OF WARM...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. TRAPPED AIR BETWEEN THE LAYERS
WILL INSULATE YOU. OUTER GARMENTS SHOULD BE TIGHTLY WOVEN TO
SHIELD THE WIND. A HOOD OR HAT IS ESSENTIAL...AS HALF YOUR BODY
HEAT CAN BE LOST FROM YOUR HEAD.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER
AREA OF LIGHTER SNOWFALL. GIVEN THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...
VISIBILITIES CAN BECOME REDUCED VERY RAPIDLY...SOMETIMES TO NEAR
ZERO OVER ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME
BECAUSE CONDITIONS WILL REQUIRE YOU TO SLOW DOWN. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
  WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
334 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...TREACHEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.THE HEART OF THE ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVERHEAD TONIGHT CAUSING
TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET BACK INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE
WHILE WIND CHILLS TUMBLE TO 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE HOURS ON
FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
AIR TEMPERATURE FINALLY CLIMBS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-160545-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
334 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AGAIN THIS EVENING AND BOTTOM OUT IN
THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT. THIS VERY FRIGID AIR
COMBINED WITH WINDS IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE WILL PRODUCE
TREACHEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING
COMMUTE HOURS ON FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AS THE TEMPERATURE FINALLY CLIMBS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
ABOVE ZERO.

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

$$

DAS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE






URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
333 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
160545-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...
MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...
VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
333 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 /433 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /1 PM
EST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /1 PM EST/
FRIDAY.

BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WESTERLY WINDS OF 10
MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO...WITH SOME
LOCATIONS OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO NEAR 40 BELOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL RISE TO 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

THESE LOW WIND CHILLS ARE VERY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST GO
OUTSIDE...MAKE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.

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

$$

MERZLOCK




URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
323 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...

.ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE PLAINS WILL PRODUCE A
NORTHWEST FLOW OF BITTERLY COLD AIR THROUGH FRIDAY. THE
COMBINATION OF COLD AND WIND WILL DRIVE WIND CHILL VALUES TO
DANGEROUSLY LOW LEVELS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-160530-
/O.CON.KGRB.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-
WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-
MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY...WAUSAU...
WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ
323 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP BACK TO BETWEEN 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO LATER
THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS
THIS LOW CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 15
TO 20 MINUTES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES. IF TRAVELING BY AUTOMOBILE...BRING A BLANKET IN CASE
YOU HAVE CAR TROUBLE.

$$








URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
319 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE CENTER OF
THE COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM THE
NORTHERN PLAINS INTO WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT WITH DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...SOUTHWEST WINDS AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL
IMPROVE THE WIND CHILLS...ALTHOUGH THE WIND CHILLS WILL STILL
REMAIN BELOW ZERO.

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-160530-
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
319 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY FALL TO 10
BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE FRIDAY OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
AND 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 28 BELOW TO 38 BELOW ZERO.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.

$$

GEHRING







URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
315 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-035>039-048>050-061-062-160515-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1600Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-WEBSTER-
HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...FORT DODGE...
WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL
315 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY.

BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND A WIND OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT. EXPECT VALUES
OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

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

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
313 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING
WITH SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF FROSTBITE...

MNZ010>012-018>021-161100-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
313 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AGAIN
PLUMMET INTO THE 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT...WITH SOME
LOCATIONS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 61 FROM
LITTLE MARAIS TO GRAND PORTAGE...WITH VALUES TO 55 BELOW.

EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS.
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN IN
SUCH EXTREME COLD.

THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
313 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING
WITH SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF FROSTBITE...

MNZ025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-161100-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
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-
313 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO
AGAIN PLUMMET INTO THE 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT.

EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS.
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN IN
SUCH EXTREME COLD.

THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$

GSF





URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
411 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OVER WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES WILL KEEP A
FLOW OF VERY COLD AIR OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE BITTER COLD AIRMASS AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DRIVE
WIND CHILLS DOWN TO DANGEROUSLY LOW LEVELS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

MIZ002-004-005-009>011-084-160515-
/O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1700Z/
ONTONAGON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-
SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...L`ANSE...MARQUETTE...
IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN...KENTON...SIDNAW
411 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 /311 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST /11 AM
CST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST /11 AM
CST/ FRIDAY.

PLAN ON WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE MORNING FRIDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
309 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUS TO LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.ARCTIC COLD WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. NEAR RECORD TO RECORD COLD WILL BE SEEN TONIGHT WITH
TEMPERATURES OF 15 TO NEAR 35 BELOW ZERO. THESE TEMPERATURES...
WHEN COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS
TO LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO.

IAZ076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-160515-
/O.CON.KDVN.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-
LEE-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...
FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....
FORT MADISON...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...
MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
309 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

DANGEROUS TO LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. NEAR RECORD TO RECORD COLD OF 15 TO
25 BELOW ZERO WILL BE SEEN AROUND SUNRISE. EVEN WITH LIGHT
WINDS...WIND CHILLS WILL EASILY DROP INTO THE DANGEROUS TO LIFE
THREATENING CATEGORY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS MAY
RESULT IN FROST BITE...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY
IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL
OCCUR IN AS FEW AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$







URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
309 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUS TO LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.ARCTIC COLD WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. NEAR RECORD TO RECORD COLD WILL BE SEEN TONIGHT WITH
TEMPERATURES OF 15 TO NEAR 35 BELOW ZERO. THESE TEMPERATURES...
WHEN COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS
TO LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO.

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-160515-
/O.CON.KDVN.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN
309 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

DANGEROUS TO LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. NEAR RECORD TO RECORD COLD OF 25
TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL BE SEEN AROUND SUNRISE. EVEN WITH LIGHT
WINDS...WIND CHILLS AT THESE TEMPERATURES WILL EASILY DROP INTO
THE DANGEROUS TO LIFE THREATENING CATEGORY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS MAY
RESULT IN FROST BITE...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY
IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL
OCCUR IN AS FEW AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
358 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>053-060-061-160500-
/O.EXT.KILN.WC.W.0001.090116T0400Z-090116T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KILN.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T0400Z/
/O.CON.KILN.WC.Y.0002.090116T1500Z-090116T2300Z/
WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-
LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY...
KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...
BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...PIQUA...URBANA...
SPRINGFIELD...EATON...DAYTON
358 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
PM EST. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY.

VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE COLDEST PERIOD WILL OCCUR TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING WHEN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO WILL BE OBSERVED.

THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND
DRESS WARMLY... MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OF AT
LEAST 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
358 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

INZ066-OHZ054>056-062>065-070-071-160500-
/O.NEW.KILN.WC.Y.0003.090116T1500Z-090116T2300Z/
/O.EXB.KILN.WC.W.0001.090116T0400Z-090116T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KILN.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T0400Z/
FRANKLIN IN-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-GREENE-FAYETTE OH-
PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKVILLE...LONDON...COLUMBUS...
NEWARK...XENIA...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...
LANCASTER...HAMILTON...LEBANON
358 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY.

VERY COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
THROUGH FRIDAY. THE COLDEST PERIOD WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING...WHEN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE
OBSERVED.

THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND
DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OF AT
LEAST 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
240 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>048-160300-
/O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-
MENARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE
240 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE INTO THE 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO
RANGE TONIGHT. DESPITE DIMINISHING WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS
FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
340 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

MEZ001-003-004-160445-
/O.EXT.KCAR.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T2300Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN
340 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY.

EXPECT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH
FRIDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES OR THE TEMPERATURE IS COLD ENOUGH TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE
IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF
SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS
WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
337 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-160500-
/O.CON.KCLE.WC.W.0001.090116T0300Z-090116T1400Z/
/O.CON.KCLE.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCLE.WC.Y.0003.090116T1400Z-090117T0900Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON
337 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM
EST SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM EST SATURDAY.

COLDER AIR WILL SPILL INTO WESTERN OHIO TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES
AT MOST LOCATIONS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. THIS COMBINED WITH
WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS OF LESS THAN 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

TEMPERATURES BY MID MORNING ON FRIDAY SHOULD WARM ENOUGH TO GIVE
SOME RELIEF FROM THE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE
OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY
TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
333 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

INZ021-028>031-035>049-160445-
/O.CON.KIND.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS
333 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY.

EXTREMELY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO INDIANA TONIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN WILL ALSO CONTINUE CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT
WINDS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING.

WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH TONIGHT HOWEVER
AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME VERY COLD AND WIND CHILL VALUES
SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT
AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SOME IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED ON
FRIDAY AS AIR TEMPERATURES FINALLY BEGIN TO WARM UP.

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.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1209 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE
THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE WIND CHILL VALUES IS OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON
AS WINDS DIMINISH IN WESTERN MINNESOTA AND TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY
RISE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...BUT WIND CHILL READINGS CONTINUE BE
25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

AS A PERSISTENT WEST WIND CONTINUES TONIGHT IN EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THE WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BACK DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS OF MINNESOTA WITH WIND
CHILL VALUES NOT AS LOW.


MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ014>016-
023>028-160215-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1209 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COUPLED WITH WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH
WILL CONTINUE WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...A PERSISTENT WEST WIND WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. THE WIND COMBINED WITH LOWS NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO WILL
ALLOW WIND CHILL READINGS TO DROP BACK DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40
BELOW ZERO INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE
THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$







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