468  
WWUS71 KBTV 291705  
NPWBTV  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT  
1205 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
NYZ029>031-034-301215-  
/O.UPG.KBTV.CW.Y.0002.260130T0000Z-260130T1500Z/  
/O.NEW.KBTV.EC.W.0002.260130T0000Z-260130T1600Z/  
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-  
WESTERN ESSEX-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DANNEMORA, STAR LAKE, ELLENBURG, TUPPER  
LAKE, LAKE PLACID, SOUTH COLTON, NEWCOMB, AND SARANAC LAKE  
1205 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM  
EST FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE, SOUTHERN FRANKLIN, WESTERN  
CLINTON, AND WESTERN ESSEX COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 TO 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.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NYZ028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009-301215-  
/O.EXB.KBTV.CW.Y.0002.260130T0000Z-260130T1600Z/  
EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN  
CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHAMPLAIN, TICONDEROGA, PLATTSBURGH, PORT  
HENRY, SOUTH HERO, VERGENNES, ALBURGH, MIDDLEBURY, SWANTON, ST.  
ALBANS, SHELBURNE, AND BURLINGTON  
1205 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM  
EST FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 TO 30 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK AND VERMONT.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 TO 30  
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NYZ026-027-087-VTZ003-004-006>008-010-011-016>021-301215-  
/O.EXT.KBTV.CW.Y.0002.260130T0000Z-260130T1600Z/  
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-  
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WESTERN  
RUTLAND-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-  
EASTERN RUTLAND-WESTERN WINDSOR-EASTERN WINDSOR-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPRINGFIELD, BETHEL, FORT COVINGTON,  
HARDWICK, JOHNSON, BRADFORD, ST. JOHNSBURY, OGDENSBURG, RICHMOND,  
EAST WALLINGFORD, WAITSFIELD, MONTPELIER, MASSENA, MALONE,  
NEWPORT, LUNENBURG, RICHFORD, FAIR HAVEN, RIPTON, LUDLOW,  
GOUVERNEUR, RANDOLPH, UNDERHILL, RUTLAND, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION,  
ENOSBURG FALLS, NORFOLK, ISLAND POND, STOWE, BRISTOL, KILLINGTON,  
DERBY, AND POTSDAM  
1205 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11  
AM EST FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND CENTRAL, NORTHEAST,  
NORTHWEST, AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 TO 30  
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
STORM  
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