URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 333 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST FRIDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST FRIDAY.
* LOCATIONS…CENTRAL MOHAWK VALLEY…CAPITAL DISTRICT…LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION…MID HUDSON VALLEY…TACONICS…SOUTHERN VERMONT…THE BERKSHIRES AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT.
* HAZARD TYPES…DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.
* WIND CHILL READINGS…AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.
* TIMING…LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS….FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE FOR THOSE WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…WILL DROP TO ZERO TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
