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WWUS71 KALY 211733
NPWALY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1233 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
NYZ032-033-042-082-VTZ013-014-221200-
/O.NEW.KALY.EC.A.0001.260124T0000Z-260124T1800Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN FULTON-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAROGA LAKE, POWNAL, WELLS, EAGLE BAY,
NORTH RIVER, BENNINGTON, JOHNSBURG, WARRENSBURG, LONDONDERRY,
MCKEEVER, STRATTON, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, STAMFORD, HAGUE, BOLTON
LANDING, WOODFORD STATE PARK, NORTHWOOD, NORTH CREEK, NOBLEBORO,
BIG MOOSE, ATWELL, OLD FORGE, AND HOFFMEISTER
1233 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
...EXTREME COLD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 TO 35 BELOW
POSSIBLE WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS IN THE SOUTHWEST ADIRONDACKS
AND THE SPINE OF THE SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS.
* WHERE...IN NEW YORK, NORTHERN WARREN, HAMILTON, NORTHERN FULTON,
AND NORTHERN HERKIMER COUNTIES. IN VERMONT, BENNINGTON AND WESTERN
WINDHAM COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 TO 35
BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED
SKIN IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST
GO OUTSIDE.
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO
DRIP SLOWLY.
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
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