Wind Chill Warning (Berrien County,MI) - area K-12 schools closed; also colleges (Ancilla, Bethel, Lake Michigan, SW Mich., WMU - Kalamaz

from National Weather Service bulletin (Jan. 27, 2014): DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE IMMINENT Monday 7 a.m. THROUGH WEDNESDAY Noon. FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR FOR THOSE NOT PROPERLY DRESSED FOR THE COLD. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH TODAY DUE TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SOME ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW. &&