Wind chill warning issued
UPDATE: The wind chill warning has expired.
The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning for the upper valley and western Wyoming for Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID:
A WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY…
* WIND CHILL VALUES…20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED TONIGHT. *
LOCATIONS INCLUDE…UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS.
OTHER IMPACTS…DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES CAN THREATEN LIVESTOCK AND PETS WHEN LEFT OUTDOORS. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN DEVELOP IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 40 BELOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON WY, HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. *
SUMMARY AND TIMING…AS TEMPERATURE DROP THIS EVENING…BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * WIND…NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES…MINUS 25 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES. * IMPACTS…PEOPLE MAY EXPERIENCE FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA DURING BRIEF EXPOSURES OUT DOORS WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING.
