* WHAT…For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low
as 18 below. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind
chills as low as 27 below expected.
* WHERE…Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio
and northwest Pennsylvania.
* WHEN…For the Cold Weather Advisory, until 7 PM EST this evening.
For the Extreme Cold Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 10 AM EST
Wednesday.
* IMPACTS…The cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause
frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite
and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these
temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could
cause ruptured water pipes. Wind chill values can lead to
hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Low temperatures this morning will be in the
range of 5 above to 5 below zero with wind chill values of 15 to
20 below zero.
Low temperatures tonight into Wednesday morning will be the coldest
of the stretch, ranging from zero to 15 below zero. Wind chill
values will be between 20 and 25 below zero, with localized colder
wind chills.
Lingering cold with sub zero wind chills could continue through
Wednesday night.
