KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The storm system on Kansas City's doorstep Thursday won’t be just about snow.
It’s going to be about the dangerously cold temperatures, too.
Wind chill forecasts as low as minus-40 degrees prompted the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill to issue a wind-chill warning for the entire Kansas City region.
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The wind chills will feature a combination of temps around zero and wind gusts up to 45 mph.
The warning is in effect for 6 a.m. Thursday through noon Saturday.
With wind chills that low, the weather service said exposed skin could suffer frostbite outside in as little as 10 minutes.
A winter storm watch remains in effect for the Kansas City area, covering a period from late Wednesday night through Friday afternoon. Two to four inches of snow remain possible with the storm.
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