Hazardous Weather Outlook
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 15 to 30 below zero. * WHERE...Eastern Windham County in southern Vermont, The Capital Region, southern Taconics and mid Hudson Valley of eastern New York and Litchfield Hills of northwestern Connecticut. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Tuesday. Wind chills will be between 15 below and 30 below zero through this evening. Winds will diminish between midnight and daybreak Tuesday when wind chills will still be dangerous, between 10 below and 20 below zero. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frostbite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves.
