Starting this winter, the weather people are getting rid of the windchill factor and replacing it with extreme cold watch or extreme cold watch warning. This is going to take a while to get used to. www.wcia.com/news/nationa...

Why you’ll no longer see ‘Wind Chill Warnings’ this winter

Starting this year, the weather alerts used to express the danger of cold air will change.

And since somebody (me!) might want to know when the old weather terminology came into use..... wgntv.com/weather/what...

What year did the wind chill factor and the heat index become part of the weather report?

Dear Tom, What year did the wind chill factor and the heat index become part of the weather report? Thanks, Phil Richton Park Dear Phil, The heat index was introduced in the early 1980s, replacing …