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Starke County EMA
Sunday December 18th, 2016 :: 07:50 p.m. CST

Advisory

Wind Chill Advisory issued December 18 at 8:36PM EST expiring December 19 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Northern Indiana

Wind Chill Advisory issued December 18 at 8:36PM EST expiring December 19 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Northern Indiana
Areas Affected: Cass; Starke; St. Joseph; Pulaski; Marshall; Elkhart; St. Joseph; La Porte; Berrien
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM
CST/ MONDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILLS...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

IMPACTS...

* BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED THAT CAN CAUSE
FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. PEOPLE
WHO MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER ALL
EXPOSED SKIN TO AVOID FROSTBITE.
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.

Address/Location
Starke County EMA
53 East Mound Street
Knox, IN 46534

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 574-772-9182

Jacob Lippner
Emergency Management Agency
[email protected]
574-772-9182

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