Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Anchorage, AK
Areas Affected: Kuskokwim Valley West; Kuskokwim Valley East; Lime Village; Interior Kuskokwim Delta
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Monday 12:02pm AKST
Alert Effective: Monday 12:02pm AKST
Alert Expires: Tuesday 6:15am AKST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Tuesday 3:00am AKST
Event Ends: Thursday 9:00am AKST
Issued by: NWS Anchorage AK
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 40 below expected. * WHERE...Lower Kuskokwim Valley and Interior Kuskokwim Delta. * WHEN...From 3 AM Tuesday to 9 AM AKST Thursday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia are likely if exposed to these temperatures. Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...An arctic airmass continues to spill into Southwest Alaska today, plummeting high temperatures and dropping overnight wind chills Tuesday morning to as low as 40 below. The airmass begins to moderate late week, allowing ambient temperatures and wind chills to recover.
Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0950934bb599d78abe436b46fd66fe49db38a636.001.1 Codes: AKZ752, AKZ753, AKZ754, AKZ756 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0950934bb599d78abe436b46fd66fe49db38a636.001.1