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WWUS71 KBTV 301556  
NPWBTV  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT  
1056 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2026  
 
NYZ029>031-034-301900-  
/O.EXT.KBTV.EC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260130T1900Z/  
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-  
WESTERN ESSEX-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SARANAC LAKE, SOUTH COLTON, NEWCOMB,  
TUPPER LAKE, STAR LAKE, ELLENBURG, LAKE PLACID, AND DANNEMORA  
1056 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2026  
 
...EXTREME COLD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACK REGION  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 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...  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NYZ026>028-035-087-VTZ001>011-016>021-301900-  
/O.EXT.KBTV.CW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260130T1900Z/  
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN  
ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-  
ORLEANS-ESSEX-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 WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, ST. JOHNSBURY,  
ENOSBURG FALLS, FORT COVINGTON, BETHEL, SHELBURNE, WAITSFIELD,  
JOHNSON, LUNENBURG, OGDENSBURG, CHAMPLAIN, RIPTON, BRISTOL,  
RUTLAND, NORFOLK, SPRINGFIELD, HARDWICK, STOWE, PORT HENRY,  
GOUVERNEUR, MONTPELIER, EAST WALLINGFORD, ISLAND POND, RICHMOND,  
BRADFORD, TICONDEROGA, ALBURGH, NEWPORT, RANDOLPH, DERBY,  
MASSENA, MALONE, ST. ALBANS, UNDERHILL, RICHFORD, LUDLOW,  
VERGENNES, SOUTH HERO, FAIR HAVEN, POTSDAM, KILLINGTON,  
BURLINGTON, MIDDLEBURY, SWANTON, AND PLATTSBURGH  
1056 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* 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.  
 
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO  
DRIP SLOWLY.  
 

 
 

 
 
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