Extreme Cold Warning

An extreme cold warning is issued when extremely dangerous cold conditions or wind chill values are expected or occurring. If you are in an area with an extreme cold warning, avoid going outside. Dangerously cold weather can accompany or follow wintry precipitation, and the cold messaging can be overshadowed by the wintry precipitation.

Exposure to cold can cause frostbite or hypothermia and become life-threatening. What constitutes extreme cold varies in different parts of the country. Extremely cold air comes every winter into at least part of the country and affects millions of people across the united states.

If your temperature is 95°f or less, you feel cold and sluggish, or you are having trouble thinking clearly, see a doctor immediately or go to the nearest emergency room. A blizzard warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Jun 2, 2009* when.for the extreme cold warning, from midnight wednesday night to noon cst thursday.

For the extreme cold watch, from thursday afternoon through sunday morning. Make sure your car or vehicle has at least a half a tank of gas during extreme cold so that you can stay warm if you become stranded. An extreme cold warning is issued when either wind chill or temperature is expected to fall to or below:

50% confidence of meeting warning criteria (generally within 36-48+ hours).