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WWUS71 KBUF 211753
NPWBUF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1253 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
NYZ007-008-220630-
/O.NEW.KBUF.EC.A.0001.260124T0000Z-260124T1800Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATERTOWN AND LOWVILLE
1253 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
...EXTREME COLD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON NORTH COUNTRY...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO
POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTH COUNTRY.
* WHERE...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...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. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...COLDEST WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO
ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE TUG HILL PLATEAU, WITH VALUES OF 25
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER ELSEWHERE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE OUTDOORS. IF YOU
MUST BE OUTSIDE, BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN
OCCUR IN 15 MINUTES OR LESS WITH APPARENT TEMPERATURES OF 25 BELOW
ZERO OR COLDER.
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST
GO OUTSIDE.
TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES
THEY SHOULD BE WRAPPED, DRAINED, OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY.
THOMAS
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