WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST MONDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL OFF INTO THE -10 TO -15 DEGREE RANGE LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES SOUTH INTO THE REGION. ACTUAL TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR 0 WILL BE LIKELY...WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. SOME WIND GUSTS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
* THIS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE TO WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. DRESS IN LAYERS IF POSSIBLE AND WEAR A HEAVY COAT. PETS SHOULD BE GIVEN ADEQUATE SHELTER OR BROUGHT INDOORS. MAKE SURE WATER DISHES DO NOT FREEZE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 10 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO
Address/Location
Shawneetown Fire Department
111 East Posey Ave
Shawneetown, IL 62984
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-269-4203
