Dangerous Wind Chills Tonight

9pm Update:  As temps continue to plummet tonight the NWS has upgraded another row of counties from the advisory to a Wind Chill Warning.  The warning now includes the Quad Cities metro area and tonight's weather threat should not be taken lightly!

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The beat goes on - another Wind Chill Advisory for the Quad Cities tonight and it'll be even worse North of the metro area!  A Wind Chill WARNING is in effect for several local counties also.  Temperatures will dip down below zero tonight, and wind chills will be as low as -30 in the metro area and could be close to -40 North of the Quad Cities.  With wind chills like this frostbite can occur in as few as 10 minutes. 

On nights like this it's best to stay inside with the heat cranked up, and if you do have to head out make sure your cell phone is charged in case of emergency.  Also, toss an extra blanket or 2 in the car and an old pair of gloves just in case your car fails you at the worst time!

Also, with winds picking up and some more light snow falling this evening visibility will be down at times.  Here's a shot from our Skycam late this afternoon...




CBS4 Skycam at 4:30 pm