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i think the Weather Network needs to calm down... They just announced "life threatening wind chills tonight."

Posted by Andie Jan 6 '14, 08:38

Now, i am sure this is true, if you were stranded outside, but, putting that in your headline is just totally sensationalistic. (note - it isn't as cold here as it is for some of you. Lows overnight will *feel like* -33C,. That's -27F.)

"The combination of a fresh heavy snowfall from tonight's storm with intense snow squalls on Monday with bitter wind chills poses a life-threatening risk for anyone outside for any duration, or stranded in vehicles if roads becomes snow-blocked. Travellers need to ensure they have an adequate car emergency kit and ample fuel if travelling any distance"

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When did they hire ML as their copywriter? :) - znufrii Jan 6, 08:53 1
- heh. that's it exactly. - Andie Jan 6, 08:54
*shrug* Frostbite can start within 15 minutes of exposure in those temps. - decline Jan 6, 08:49 6
- I get what Andie is saying. It's like this all the time, it's just worse right now. So people should already know they could ordinarily die. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 08:51 5
  - Maybe there, but here it is unlike anything we have had in 30+ years. - Spawn Jan 6, 08:54 1
    - yeah, that's colder than we are. see? -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 08:54
  - calling it an extreme wind chill is fine, it is, it's friggin cold. i just don't like the sensationalism of that as a *headline* -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 08:52 2
    - I am totally against sensationalism...vote for me! -- nm - Rob Ford Jan 6, 08:53
    - That's like saying it's extreme traffic conditions at rush hour. The chances of accidents and death is higher than normal. -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 08:53
I'm going to have to disagree with you. People absolutely die during situations like this. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 08:43 1
- i said it's true, but only with extended exposure times. people would die exposed overnight pretty much all winter here. - Andie Jan 6, 08:45
The US National Weather Service is using the same language for us and our wind chill is currently -33. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 08:42
if you're outside.. nude... -- nm - colin Jan 6, 08:38 7
- If anyone was stranded outside with you, they could cut you open and burrow inside Jack London style. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 08:44 2
  - ... what's in it for me?j -- nm - colin Jan 6, 08:47 1
    - The humble knowledge that it was your splash of crimson left on the snow that saved the life of your stranded companion. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 08:50
- in Antarctica ... -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 6, 08:39 3
  - chased by polar bears... -- nm - colin Jan 6, 08:40 2
    - *waits for it* -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 08:49 1
      - waiting a looooong time. -- nm - colin Jan 6, 08:54

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i think the Weather Network needs to calm down... They just announced "life threatening wind chills tonight."

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