Wind Chill Warning
Urgent - Winter Weather message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
236 PM EST Fri Feb 12 2016
...Dangerously cold wind chills this weekend...
Sussex-Carbon-Monroe- including the cities of...Newton...Jim Thorpe...Stroudsburg 236 PM EST Fri Feb 12 2016
...Wind chill warning remains in effect from 6 AM Saturday to 1 PM EST Sunday...
* Locations...The poconos and Sussex County of far northwestern New Jersey.
* Wind chill values...As Low as 20 to 30 degrees below Zero.
* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* Timing...Wind chills will begin to Drop to dangerous Levels Early Saturday morning, then worsen Saturday night before easing late Sunday morning. Coldest wind chills of near 30 below Zero will occur over the poconos of Northeast Pennsylvania and the High terrain of Sussex County New Jersey.
* Impacts...Wind chill values potentially reaching dangerous Levels. The combination of very Low wind chills and frigid air temperatures have the potential to Result in frozen pipes... Frostbite and hypothermia.
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.
