Ticker for December 11, 2000

                
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News Flash: It's Cold

Temperatures plunged well below freezing today behind a strong arctic
front.  Here are the 24-hour temperature differences from yesterday
afternoon to this afternoon:



Cold temperatures and stiff winds are combining to produce a very low
wind chill index across the state:



The wind chill map is updated every 15 minutes at the Mesonet
Subscribers' data page:

http://www.mesonet.org/


New Feature

In the spirit of the round-the-clock news coverage of the last month,
the Ticker will begin "COLD WATCH" coverage.  We'll update the number
of consecutive hours below freezing on the Ticker home page.  Look for
it tonight!