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Wind chill warning will end tonight with wind chill advisory to follow

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Weather Service has changed the timing of the wind chill warning affecting the Kansas City area.

The wind chill warning now ends at 6 p.m. Friday, with a wind chill advisory to follow.

At noon Saturday, the wind chill advisory will expire.

A wind chill warning means there could be wind chills as low as -35, and a wind chill advisory means wind chills could be as low as -20.

The National Weather Service says dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes with wind chill values as low as -35 degrees.