National Weather Service Warns of Dangerously Cold Conditions

The National Weather Service has issued a WIND CHILL WARNING from 5pm tonight (Wednesday) to 10am Thursday.  Dangerously cold conditions.

Warnings are serious, be safe.  Please make sure pets are inside or are provided with safe and adequate shelter.  If you go outside, protect yourself.  Extreme wind chills create dangerous conditions for exposed skin.  Frostbite can set in about 15 minutes or less.  The following posted by the National Weather Service:

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ONEIDA... OTSEGO AND DELAWARE COUNTIES.

* HAZARDS...EXTREME COLD.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS ZERO TO 15 BELOW.

* IMPACTS...THESE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD
  CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS COMBINE WITH BITTERLY
COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN.  THE WIND CHILL WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO CAUSE
FROSTBITE IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES OR LESS...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST GO
OUTSIDE...REMEMBER THAT SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING WILL KEEP YOU
WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO COVER
ALL EXPOSED FLESH TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FROSTBITE.