The National Weather Service has issued a WIND CHILL WATCH for Susquehanna and northern Wayne counties from 1 AM Friday, February 3 to 1 PM Saturday, February 4. A wind chill watch means cold temperatures and strong winds may lead to wind chill values below -15F. Here is a look at the watch area, the difference between various wind chill alerts, and the alert text from the National Weather Service.
Alert text from the National Weather Service
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
319 PM EST Tue Jan 31 2023
NYZ009-018-036-037-044<>>046-057-062-012030-
/O.NEW.KBGM.WC.A.0001.230203T0600Z-230204T1800Z/
Northern Oneida-Onondaga-Madison-Southern Oneida-Cortland-
Chenango-Otsego-Delaware-Sullivan-
Including the cities of Boonville, Syracuse, Hamilton, Oneida,
Rome, Utica, Cortland, Norwich, Oneonta, Delhi, Walton,
and Monticello
319 PM EST Tue Jan 31 2023
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as
low as 35 below zero.
* WHERE...Northern Oneida, Onondaga, Madison, Southern Oneida,
Cortland, Chenango, Otsego, Delaware and Sullivan counties.
* WHEN...From late Thursday night through Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on
exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest wind chills are expected to be
across higher elevations of the Catskills and in and around the
Tug Hill Plateau.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
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