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City of Whittier
Tuesday December 14th, 2021 :: 03:04 p.m. AKST

Advisory

Wind Chill Advisory until 12:00PM Thursday

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills to 55 below expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin.

* WHERE...Along the Yukon River near Eagle.

* WHEN...Noon Wednesday to noon Thursday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Southeast winds gusting to 25 mph down the Yukon River Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning will cause very cold wind chills.

* AFFECTED AREAS: UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY

Instructions:

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken.

Address/Location
City of Whittier
PO Box 608
Whittier, AK 99693

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 907-472-2340

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Wind Chill Advisory

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