Last warning: It’s going to be a FRIGID weekend – especially Saturday. Bundle up!
236 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY, A LARGE PORTION OF MARYLAND`S EASTERN SHORE AS WELL AS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL PORTION OF DELAWARE. * WIND CHILL...10 TO 18 BELOW ZERO...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO NEARLY 40 MPH. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS LATE SATURDAY WITH THE COLDEST VALUES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SUNRISE SUNDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL SLOWLY EASE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES POTENTIALLY REACHING DANGEROUS LEVELS. THE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF CARE IS NOT TAKEN TO STAY WARM AND SHELTERED. 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.
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