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WWUS71 KBUF 191747
NPWBUF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1247 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025
NYZ012-019>021-085-200200-
/O.NEW.KBUF.CW.Y.0001.250120T2100Z-250122T1600Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARSAW, JAMESTOWN, OLEAN, WELLSVILLE,
ORCHARD PARK, AND SPRINGVILLE
1247 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN
SOUTHERN TIER.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO WILL
CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. SUCH
WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION TO BE OUTDOORS. IF YOU
MUST BE OUTSIDE, BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN
OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS WITH APPARENT TEMPERATURES OF 15 BELOW
ZERO OR COLDER.
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
TMA
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