1/27/2014 Marquette, Michigan — Great Lakes Radio News Department — 103-FXD has been informed that evening classes at Northern Michigan University in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan have been cancelled for Monday, January 27th, 2014. If you stick your arm out the door for a few seconds you’ll understand exactly why.
You could say the WIND CHILL WARNING that is in effect for Upper Michigan is the cause…
… Wind chill warning remains in effect until 1 PM EST Tuesday…
Hazardous weather…
* wind chills will fall to 25 to 35 below zero this afternoon… and
to 35 to 45 below zero tonight through Tuesday morning. Wind
chills will fall to as low as 20 to 30 below Tuesday night into
Wednesday morning.
Impacts…
* exposed skin can freeze within 10 to 20 minutes at wind
chills as low as expected through Tuesday morning.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
* a wind chill warning means the combination of very cold air
and wind will create dangerously low wind chill values.
BRRRRRR, I’m cold!
-Eric Scott
