..WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT THROUGH TUES MORNING…
..WIND CHILL WATCH FOR TUES NIGHT THROUGH WED MORNING…THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY & WIND CHILL WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL
OF S. NEW ENGLAND…EXCEPT ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. AFFECTED CITIES INCLUDE NASHUA…WORCESTER…HARTFORD…PROVIDENCE & BOSTON.
ARCTIC AIR WILL OVERSPREAD S. NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. THE VERY
COLD AIRMASS…COMBINED WITH BRISK NW WINDS…WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF INTERIOR S. NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO TUES MORNING. WIND CHILL INDICES WILL BE EVEN LOWER TUES NIGHT INTO WED MORNING…FALLING TO 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED TO VERY COLD WEATHER FOR PROLONGED PERIODS, FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA CAN RESULT. THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS BASED ON THE RATE OF HEAT LOSS FROM EXPOSED SKIN CAUSED BY THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF WIND & COLD. AS THE WIND INCREASES…HEAT IS CARRIED AWAY FROM THE BODY AT AN ACCELERATED RATE…DRIVING DOWN THE BODY TEMPERATURE. ANIMALS ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY WIND CHILL.
WIND CHILL VALUES LOWER THAN 15 BELOW ZERO CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IF SKIN IS EXPOSED FOR 30 MINUTES. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 10 MINUTES IF WIND CHILL READINGS DROP LOWER THAN 30 BELOW ZERO.
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