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WWUS71 KBOX 240530
NPWBOX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
1230 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
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WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLANDFORD, CHARLEMONT, AND CHESTERFIELD
1230 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRE MOUNTAINS IN
MASSACHUSETTS...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRE MOUNTAINS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
* WHERE...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA, WESTERN HAMPDEN MA, AND WESTERN
HAMPSHIRE MA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 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.
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN
WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX
MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN
NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN
PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE
MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST
PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN
KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FALMOUTH, FRAMINGHAM, LAWRENCE, CHATHAM,
NORTHAMPTON, QUINCY, BARRE, NANTUCKET, BOSTON, AYER, PLYMOUTH,
WESTERLY, FOXBOROUGH, WILLIMANTIC, PROVIDENCE, WARWICK, BROCKTON,
EAST GREENWICH, NEWPORT, CAMBRIDGE, MATTAPOISETT, VINEYARD HAVEN,
LOWELL, COVENTRY, WEST GREENWICH, HARTFORD, ORANGE, MILFORD,
FOSTER, AMHERST, WORCESTER, NARRAGANSETT, PROVINCETOWN,
GLOUCESTER, SMITHFIELD, FITCHBURG, VERNON, PUTNAM, WEST WARWICK,
GREENFIELD, UNION, NEW SHOREHAM, FALL RIVER, BRISTOL, NEW
BEDFORD, SPRINGFIELD, NORWOOD, WINDSOR LOCKS, AND TAUNTON
1230 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW MUCH OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT, CENTRAL, EASTERN,
NORTHEASTERN, SOUTHEASTERN, AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, AND
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN IS
EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
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