Extreme Cold Warning until 12:00PM Wednesday 
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, dangerously wind chills as low as 35 below. For the Extreme Cold Warning, life threatening wind chills as low as 60 below expected.
* WHERE...Most of western and central North Dakota.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, until 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ this evening. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ this evening to noon CST /11 AM MST/ Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. The life threatening wind chills as low as 60 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 5 minutes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Conditions may briefly improve during the afternoon hours each day.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DIVIDE ... BURKE ... RENVILLE ... BOTTINEAU ... ROLETTE ... WILLIAMS ... MOUNTRAIL ... WARD ... MCHENRY ... PIERCE ... MCKENZIE ... DUNN ... MERCER ... OLIVER ... MCLEAN ... SHERIDAN ... WELLS ... FOSTER ... GOLDEN VALLEY ... BILLINGS ... STARK ... MORTON ... SLOPE ... HETTINGER ... GRANT ... BOWMAN ... ADAMS
Instructions:
Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go outside. Use caution while traveling outside.
Address/Location
Foster County Sheriff
P.O. Box 104 Carrington ND 58421
Carrington, ND 58421
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 701-652-2251
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP FOSTERCOEM followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant 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:
- Extreme Cold Warning