Wind Chill Warning Has Temperatures Feeling Like 35 Below Zero Tonight [1-6-2014]

Enjoy the warmer weather this morning because It's about to get cold, really, really cold. A Wind Chill Warning is in effect from midnight to 7 Tuesday night for all of Central New York with temperatures as low as -35. Minus 35 is Alaska weather!

According to the National Weather Service:

* HAZARDS... DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS... BETWEEN -25 AND -35 BELOW ZERO.

* WINDS... WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

* TIMING... LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING TUESDAY EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES... BETWEEN 0 AND -10 TUESDAY MORNING... RISING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO FOR HIGHS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS... DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE... FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THIS IS LIFE-THREATENING COLD FOR THOSE NOT IN SHELTER. IN ADDITION... STRONG WINDS COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS... CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

[National Weather Service]

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