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WWUS71 KBTV 240522
NPWBTV
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1222 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
NYZ027-030-031-VTZ004-242000-
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/O.CON.KBTV.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260124T1800Z/
NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT COVINGTON, ISLAND POND, LUNENBURG,
ELLENBURG, TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, MALONE, AND SARANAC LAKE
1222 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM
EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS
AS LOW AS 40 BELOW. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN NEW YORK, NORTHERN FRANKLIN, SOUTHERN FRANKLIN, AND
WESTERN CLINTON COUNTIES. IN VERMONT, ESSEX COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 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. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES. THIS PERIOD OF COLD
TEMPERATURES IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND WELL OUTSIDE OF
TYPICALLY EXPERIENCED TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE COLDEST PERIOD WILL BE AROUND SUNRISE
TODAY, AND JUST AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST
GO OUTSIDE.
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
PLAN ON STAYING IN A LOCATION WITH ADEQUATE HEATING AND LIMIT YOU
TIME OUTDOORS. DO NOT USE PORTABLE KEROSENE HEATERS OR OTHER
UNVENTILATED COMBUSTION HEATING SOURCES INDOORS. THIS MAY LEAD TO
DEATH FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING OR CAUSE A FIRE. ENSURE
MITIGATING ACTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN, ESPECIALLY FOR VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS.
NYZ026-028-029-034-035-087-VTZ001>003-005>011-016>021-241800-
/O.CON.KBTV.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260124T1800Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-
WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-EASTERN
FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
WESTERN WINDSOR-EASTERN WINDSOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PLATTSBURGH, ST. ALBANS, NEWPORT,
GOUVERNEUR, LAKE PLACID, DERBY, SPRINGFIELD, SHELBURNE,
CHAMPLAIN, EAST WALLINGFORD, RICHFORD, BRADFORD, POTSDAM,
BRISTOL, VERGENNES, RICHMOND, BETHEL, SWANTON, TICONDEROGA,
WAITSFIELD, LUDLOW, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, STOWE, HARDWICK, SOUTH
HERO, BURLINGTON, UNDERHILL, FAIR HAVEN, NORFOLK, RANDOLPH,
MONTPELIER, RUTLAND, ST. JOHNSBURY, NEWCOMB, SOUTH COLTON,
RIPTON, MASSENA, ALBURGH, PORT HENRY, JOHNSON, MIDDLEBURY, STAR
LAKE, OGDENSBURG, ENOSBURG FALLS, AND KILLINGTON
1222 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 33 BELOW.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND CENTRAL, NORTHEAST,
NORTHWEST, AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 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. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES. THIS PERIOD OF COLD
TEMPERATURES IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND WELL OUTSIDE OF
TYPICALLY EXPERIENCED TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS. RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA
AND FROSTBITE IS UNUSUALLY HIGH, ESPECIALLY FOR VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS LIKE THE ELDERLY, CHILDREN, THOSE THAT DO NOT HAVE
READY ACCESS TO ADEQUATE HEAT, OR ARE OUTDOORS AND NOT TAKING
ACTIONS TO MITIGATE THESE CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE COLDEST PERIOD WILL BE AROUND SUNRISE
TODAY, AND JUST AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST
GO OUTSIDE.
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
PLAN ON STAYING IN A LOCATION WITH ADEQUATE HEATING AND LIMIT YOU
TIME OUTDOORS. DO NOT USE PORTABLE KEROSENE HEATERS OR OTHER
UNVENTILATED COMBUSTION HEATING SOURCES INDOORS. THIS MAY LEAD TO
DEATH FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING OR CAUSE A FIRE. ENSURE
MITIGATING ACTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN, ESPECIALLY FOR VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS.
TD
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