Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...CARROLL-DYER-GIBSON-HENRY-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY- 1158 AM CST THU JAN 23 2003 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON...

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO DEGREES ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY 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 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE...REMEMBER THAT SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL KEEP YOUR WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. A HAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT AS 20 PERCENT OF BODY HEAT LOSS IS THROUGH THE HEAD.

EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED LIGHT CLOTHING...AND WEAR A HAT AND MITTENS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.