598  
WWUS71 KBTV 071712  
NPWBTV  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT  
1212 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2026  
 
NYZ026-027-029>031-034-087-080900-  
/O.CON.KBTV.EC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260208T1800Z/  
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-  
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST.  
LAWRENCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POTSDAM, LAKE PLACID, NORFOLK, ELLENBURG,  
SARANAC LAKE, FORT COVINGTON, SOUTH COLTON, NEWCOMB, STAR LAKE,  
MASSENA, MALONE, DANNEMORA, OGDENSBURG, TUPPER LAKE, AND  
GOUVERNEUR  
1212 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2026  
   
..EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY AND ADIRONDACKS IN NORTHERN NEW  
YORK.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM 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.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE COLDEST PERIOD WILL BE NEAR SUNRISE  
SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NYZ028-035-VTZ001>011-016>021-080900-  
/O.CON.KBTV.CW.Y.0003.260207T2300Z-260208T1800Z/  
EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-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 VERGENNES, HARDWICK, ISLAND POND, BETHEL,  
WAITSFIELD, ST. JOHNSBURY, PORT HENRY, ALBURGH, PLATTSBURGH,  
LUNENBURG, BRISTOL, SHELBURNE, RUTLAND, BURLINGTON, LUDLOW, SOUTH  
HERO, RICHMOND, DERBY, RANDOLPH, RIPTON, SWANTON, SPRINGFIELD,  
JOHNSON, CHAMPLAIN, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, EAST WALLINGFORD, ST.  
ALBANS, STOWE, NEWPORT, TICONDEROGA, UNDERHILL, KILLINGTON,  
BRADFORD, RICHFORD, MIDDLEBURY, MONTPELIER, ENOSBURG FALLS, AND  
FAIR HAVEN  
1212 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO  
1 PM EST SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL  
VERMONT.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 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.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE COLDEST PERIOD WILL BE NEAR SUNRISE  
SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
 
 
 
 
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