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WWUS71 KBUF 220621
NPWBUF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
121 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026
NYZ007-008-221900-
/O.CON.KBUF.EC.A.0001.260124T0000Z-260124T1800Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATERTOWN AND LOWVILLE
121 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON NORTH COUNTRY...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO
POSSIBLE NORTH COUNTRY.
* WHERE...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 15 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.
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. THOSE
THAT HAVE IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEM AND COVER
ABOVE-GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING.
HITCHCOCK
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