DODGE CITY — The National Weather Service has issues a wind chill advisory from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 10 a.m. Thursday as temperatures reach dangerous lows.

The advisory include most of western Kansas.

The NWS office in Dodge City said wind chills in the region could fall to 15 to 24 degrees below zero, noting that frostbite in these conditions can occur in 30 minutes. The risk of hypothermia also is increased.

Residents should avoid exposed skin and prolonged periods in the outdoors.