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Fort Stanwix National Monument
Thursday January 4th, 2018 :: 03:41 a.m. EST

Alert

Wind Chill Warning until 07:00AM Sunday

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to range from 10 below zero to 30 below zero, with lowest values occurring late Friday through early Saturday.

* WHERE...In Pennsylvania, Bradford, Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties. In New York, Oneida, Yates, Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tompkins, Cortland, Chenango, Tioga and Broome Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Sunday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin, especially late Friday through early Saturday. Also, the very cold air could cause freezing of vulnerable exposed plumbing, if preventive measures are not taken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and the wind will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BROOME ... CHEMUNG ... CHENANGO ... CORTLAND ... NORTHERN ONEIDA ... SCHUYLER ... SOUTHERN ONEIDA ... STEUBEN ... TIOGA ... TOMPKINS ... YATES

Address/Location
Fort Stanwix National Monument
100 North James Street
Rome, NY 13440

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 315-336-2090

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Wind Chill Warning

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