Tuesday, November 28, 2006

I Guess the Weather Bureau Wasn't Kidding

This is what we received from the Weather Service for tonight (Brr!):


COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVING INTO THE STATE WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT & WEDNESDAY.

THE WINTER STORM WILL EXIT INTO CANADA, AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS GUSTY NW WINDS & DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS INTO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTH WILL RANGE FROM LIGHT AMOUNTS TO AROUND AN INCH BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING, ESPECIALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM WATFORD CITY TO THE BOTTINEAU LINE. BUT THE MAIN WEATHER THREAT TONIGHT INTO WED. MORNING WILL BE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS TO 25 BELOW ACROSS WESTERN & NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL OR BE OUT DOORS, BE SURE TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN, AS WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE. LONG EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TEMPS CAN ALSO CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA. PACK A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR.

I guess we are definitely back into winter!

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