The Science of Windchill
2022-12-22 - Kentucky - Photo courtesy Mike Keltner, Adair Co. Emergency Management The National Weather Service in Louisville offers these tips for the extreme cold weather on the way tonight and this weekend:
2022-12-22 - Kentucky - Photo courtesy Mike Keltner, Adair Co. Emergency Management The National Weather Service in Louisville offers these tips for the extreme cold weather on the way tonight and this weekend:
- Limit your time outside. If you need to go outside, wear layers of warm clothing. Watch for signs of hypothermia.
- Hypothermia is an unusually low body temperature. A temperature below 95 degrees is an emergency.
- Go to a warm room
- Warm the center of the body first--chest, neck, head and groin
- Keep dry and wrapped up in warm blankets, including the head and neck.
Minimum Wind Chill Friday Morning
2022-12-22 - Kentucky - Photo courtesy Mike Keltner, Adair Co. Emergency Management
Afternoon forecasts from the National Weather Service in Louisville are projecting wind chills values in the negative-20s for south central Kentucky once the cold front moves in.
Expect dangerously cold conditions tonight into Friday. Very windy conditions are expected Friday, with wind gusts of 40-45 mph. Wind chills will remain near or below zero into Sunday, and temperatures are not projected to be above freezing until Tuesday of next week. Comments | Permalink
2022-12-22 - Kentucky - Photo courtesy Mike Keltner, Adair Co. Emergency Management
Afternoon forecasts from the National Weather Service in Louisville are projecting wind chills values in the negative-20s for south central Kentucky once the cold front moves in.
Expect dangerously cold conditions tonight into Friday. Very windy conditions are expected Friday, with wind gusts of 40-45 mph. Wind chills will remain near or below zero into Sunday, and temperatures are not projected to be above freezing until Tuesday of next week. Comments | Permalink
Stores busy ahead of winter weather
2022-12-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener
Storm preparations are underway. Aisles are crowded at Columbias Walmart and reports are that there was a line out the door at Kroger in one of the next door counties. Comments | Permalink
2022-12-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener
Storm preparations are underway. Aisles are crowded at Columbias Walmart and reports are that there was a line out the door at Kroger in one of the next door counties. Comments | Permalink
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