The chill is on! Dangerously cold wind chills headed to Middle Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — As we head towards Christmas weekend, arctic air is predicted to invade the Mid-South. Excessive temperatures by Friday will solely be within the teenagers and decrease 20s, with in a single day lows within the single digits!

Should you assume that’s chilly, wait till you hear the forecasted wind chill values. Starting Thursday evening and persevering with into Friday afternoon we predict wind chills, or “appears like temps,” to be between 10 to twenty under zero! Due to this, all of Center Tennessee can be below a wind chill watch efficient from late Thursday evening by way of Friday afternoon.

Air this chilly is extremely harmful to each life and property. It’s essential to ensure your warmth is working correctly, and in the event you should enterprise outdoors to be sure to bundle up leaving no pores and skin uncovered.

The Nationwide Climate Service has a saying to assist individuals put together generally known as, “The 4 Ps”

• Individuals
  • Examine on weak populations, such because the aged and kids
• Pets
• Vegetation
  • Cowl delicate crops that should stay outdoors
• Pipes

If needing a protected technique to cowl crops you’ll be able to take a big mattress sheet and place it over the crops utilizing one thing like a bucket stuffed with water, or bricks to put alongside the sides of the sheet to maintain it in place.