‘Dangerous,’ ‘excessive’ cold descends after snow
Following Sunday’s snowfall of 4- to 8-inches across the Hudson Valley, temperatures will continue to plummet through Wednesday, with “feels-like” temperatures ranging from zero to 25-degrees below zero across the state.
Cold weather advisories have been issued for portions of the Hudson Valley including parts of Columbia, Greene, Ulster and Sullivan counties, from midnight tonight through 10am on Wednesday.
Forecasters may expand the cold weather advisory into Wednesday, “due to the recent snow pack and arctic cold air mass overhead.”
Highs on Tuesday will be “bitterly cold” with mountainous terrain locations in the single digits and in the teens for the valley locations. Highs on Wednesday continue to be in the single digits to teens with wind chill “feels-like” temperatures of 5 to 25-degrees below zero.
Here’s a list of warming centers in the Hudson Valley + cold weather tips from the National Weather Service (if you don’t click: Stay inside, keep your pets indoors as much as possible, and bundle up in layers if you must head outside, covering all exposed areas. In adults, warning signs of hypothermia include: Shivering, exhaustion or feeling very tired, confusion, fumbling hands, memory loss, slurred speech, and drowsiness. Signs of frostbite include: A white or grayish-yellow skin area, skin that feels unusually firm or waxy, and numbness.)
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