Thursday, February 11, 2016

Severe Weather Alerts - Dobbs Ferry, NY Wind Chill Watch Wind Chill Watch in effect from Saturday, 6:00 PM EST until Sunday, 12:00 PM EST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service

...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...MUCH OF THE LOWER HUDSON
VALLEY...AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...EXTREME COLD.

* WIND CHILL...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE AS LOW AS
25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...COLDEST WIND CHILLS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES POTENTIALLY REACHING DANGEROUS
LEVELS. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AND FRIGID AIR
TEMPERATURES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN FROZEN
PIPES...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

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  • Special Weather Statement

    Special Weather Statement in effect until Friday, 11:30 AM EST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service
    ...MAJOR OUTBREAK OF COLD AIR THIS WEEKEND...

NYC: Polar vortex to smack region during Valentine's Day weekend

February 11, 2016; 2:35 PM ET
The coldest air of the winter and perhaps during all of last winter will plunge across the New York City area during Valentine's Day weekend.

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