PureCountry
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Days like this make me want a barn big enough for all the critters on the place:
Wind Chill Warning : Flagstaff Co. near Lougheed and Hardisty Issued at 1:10 AM MST Saturday 12 December 2009
Extreme wind chills tonight and Saturday. 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 Arctic air has pushed down over Northern Alberta. As well, brisk northwest winds will develop tonight producing wind chill values as cold as minus 50. Conditions will gradually improve Saturday morning in the Edmonton, Grande Prairie and Peace River regions as wind diminish under a cold Arctic ridge. Eastern Alberta may see wind chill values below minus 40 throughout much of the weekend. Temperatures will remain well below normal this weekend across Northern Alberta. At these extreme wind chill values frostbite on exposed skin may occur in less than 5 minutes.
Right now the good news is that they're quoting a temperature of -32 C, and a breeze of 15mph, for a windchill of -45 C. The bad news is that the wind is picking up. I've been out in this kinda stuff before, and don't recall liking it even once. For those who are wondering what -50 Celsius feels like, ya know that sensation on the roof of your mouth when you first chew into spearmint gum, or take a slurp of Buckley's cough syrup? Now imagine that sensation all the way down your throat and into your lungs, every time you take a breath. I hope the dumb cows we bought are smart enough at least to follow the lead cows into cover, if they're not there already.
Wind Chill Warning : Flagstaff Co. near Lougheed and Hardisty Issued at 1:10 AM MST Saturday 12 December 2009
Extreme wind chills tonight and Saturday. 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 Arctic air has pushed down over Northern Alberta. As well, brisk northwest winds will develop tonight producing wind chill values as cold as minus 50. Conditions will gradually improve Saturday morning in the Edmonton, Grande Prairie and Peace River regions as wind diminish under a cold Arctic ridge. Eastern Alberta may see wind chill values below minus 40 throughout much of the weekend. Temperatures will remain well below normal this weekend across Northern Alberta. At these extreme wind chill values frostbite on exposed skin may occur in less than 5 minutes.
Right now the good news is that they're quoting a temperature of -32 C, and a breeze of 15mph, for a windchill of -45 C. The bad news is that the wind is picking up. I've been out in this kinda stuff before, and don't recall liking it even once. For those who are wondering what -50 Celsius feels like, ya know that sensation on the roof of your mouth when you first chew into spearmint gum, or take a slurp of Buckley's cough syrup? Now imagine that sensation all the way down your throat and into your lungs, every time you take a breath. I hope the dumb cows we bought are smart enough at least to follow the lead cows into cover, if they're not there already.