and this is just a "Warning" - what would our authorities have putout?
WIND CHILL WARNING: City of Regina Issued at 2:31 AM CST THURSDAY 15 JANUARY 2009
EXTREME WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 40 TO MINUS 45 THIS MORNING. THIS IS A WARNING THAT
EXTREME WIND CHILL CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS.
MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE MID MINUS 30'S TO MINUS 40 COMBINED WITH WINDS
OF 15 TO 20 KM/H WILL CREATE EXTREME WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 45 TO MINUS 50
OVERNIGHT. AT THESE WIND CHILL VALUES, FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 5 MINUTES.
WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO MODERATE SLIGHTLY BY MIDDAY AS DAY TIME
TEMPERATURES INCREASE.
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