National Weather Service Says Dangerous Wind Chills Coming Tonight!
The National Weather Service in Binghamton says: It could feel like MINUS 24 DEGREES over night!
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 227 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE INCLUDING THE CITIES OF..CORTLAND...NORWICH...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN... BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI... 227 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...DROPPING AS LOW AS 15 TO 24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH WEAKENING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...THEN WARMING TO 5 TO 15 DEGREE ABOVE ZERO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS COMBINE WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND CHILL IS EXPECTED TO BE COLD ENOUGH TO CAUSE FROSTBITE IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR LESS...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.