966  
WWUS71 KBTV 080632  
NPWBTV  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT  
132 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2026  
 
NYZ026-027-029>031-034-087-081800-  
/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 SOUTH COLTON, ELLENBURG, MALONE, FORT  
COVINGTON, STAR LAKE, POTSDAM, LAKE PLACID, SARANAC LAKE, TUPPER  
LAKE, DANNEMORA, GOUVERNEUR, NORFOLK, NEWCOMB, MASSENA, AND  
OGDENSBURG  
132 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2026  
 
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY AND ADIRONDACKS IN NORTHERN NEW  
YORK.  
 
* 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.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE COLDEST PERIOD WILL BE NEAR SUNRISE THIS  
MORNING. ADDITIONAL COLD HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR  
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY 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>021-081800-  
/O.CON.KBTV.CW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-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 SOUTH HERO, ISLAND POND, KILLINGTON,  
BURLINGTON, TICONDEROGA, WAITSFIELD, PORT HENRY, ST. JOHNSBURY,  
RANDOLPH, SWANTON, BRADFORD, PLATTSBURGH, NEWPORT, MONTPELIER,  
SPRINGFIELD, RICHMOND, CHAMPLAIN, LUDLOW, RIPTON, ST. ALBANS,  
UNDERHILL, RUTLAND, JOHNSON, BETHEL, MIDDLEBURY, VERGENNES,  
BRISTOL, HARDWICK, SHELBURNE, DERBY, EAST WALLINGFORD, LUNENBURG,  
RICHFORD, STOWE, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, ALBURGH, ENOSBURG FALLS,  
AND FAIR HAVEN  
132 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL  
VERMONT.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* 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 THIS  
MORNING. ADDITIONAL COLD HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR  
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.  
 
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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