Tag: chill

Lots of sunshine, as winter chill moderates

High pressure over the Southern states is providing sunny and dry conditions, with a seasonable winter chill in the wake of Friday’s snowfall. Temperatures reached the mid-30s, then will drop quickly overnight to near 20 degrees in Columbus and near 15 in the colder areas, as winds become light after midnight. Low pressure tracking north […]

Wind chill advisory extended through Sunday morning

Jan. 20—The National Weather Service extended a wind chill advisory for the Tennessee Valley through Sunday at 9 a.m. The NWS warned of “dangerously low wind chill values” between zero and minus 10 degrees. “Frostbite could develop on exposed skin and hypothermia will also become a concern. Limit time outdoors and dress in layers,” according […]

Snow and ice close national park roads. NC mountains brace for 20-below wind chill.

Many roads remained closed Saturday in Great Smoky Mountains National Park from an ongoing blast of snow and ice that shut down the Cherokee Indian government and schools across the North Carolina mountains. And National Weather Service meteorologists warned of bitterly cold temperatures this weekend for the Charlotte area, Carolinas mountains and the N.C. foothills. […]

NWS issues travel, wind chill advisories

Jan. 19—The National Weather Service in Huntsville this morning issued a weather statement warning of hazardous travel conditions through noon Friday and a wind chill advisory beginning at 10 p.m. Friday for north Alabama counties including Morgan, Lawrence and Limestone. The road hazard is primarily from the risk of black ice, and the advisory extends […]