NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
414 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015
…SNOW ENDS TONIGHT…COLD WEATHER FOLLOWS…BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE FOR THE WEEKEND…
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WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHARLEMONT…CHESTERFIELD…BLANDFORD
414 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
2 PM EST FRIDAY…
* LOCATIONS…WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
* HAZARD TYPES…BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.
* WIND CHILL READINGS…AS LOW AS 22 BELOW.
* TIMING…LATE TONIGHT INTO MIDDAY FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS….FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE FOR THOSE
WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…3 BELOW TO 9 ABOVE ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS.
FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX
OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS…DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.
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Massachusetts Radar and Forecast:
http://www.massachusettsradar.com/