Wind Chill Advisory-Winter Weather Advisory is cancelled

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT…’Read More’ for the detailed statements from the National Weather Service

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
826 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015

.TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO AND WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DROP WIND CHILLS TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…INDEPENDENCE… MANCHESTER…DUBUQUE…VINTON…CEDAR RAPIDS… ANAMOSA…MAQUOKETA… MARENGO…IOWA CITY…TIPTON…CLINTON… MUSCATINE…BETTENDORF… DAVENPORT… SIGOURNEY…WASHINGTON… WAPELLO…FAIRFIELD…MOUNT PLEASANT… BURLINGTON… GALENA…FREEPORT… MOUNT CARROLL…STERLING…ROCK FALLS… MOLINE…ROCK ISLAND…KEWANEE…PRINCETON…HENNEPIN… ALEDO…OQUAWKA…MONMOUTH…MACOMB
826 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST SATURDAY…
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

* TIMING…TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS…WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS…FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS FEW AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS…RESULTING IN FROST BITE
AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…DRESS IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL
OCCUR IN AS FEW AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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Dave has been News Director since 1983 and has been Station General Manager since 1999. Dave has also served on the Board of Directors of the Iowa Broadcast News Association and the Iowa Broadcast Association and has served on the Iowa Freedom of Information Council.
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