Wind Chill Alerts Issued For Maine

 Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-

Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Northern Coos-

Southern Coos-Northern Grafton-Northern Carroll-Southern Grafton-

Sullivan-

Including the cities of Upton, Wilsons Mills, Andover, Byron,

Middle Dam, Roxbury, South Arm, Coburn Gore, Davis, Oquossoc,

Rangeley, Avon, Kingfield, Phillips, New Portland, Brassua,

Long Pond, Moosehead, Pittston Farm, Seboomook, Bingham, Jackman,

Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, Locke Mills, Milton, Newry,

Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, Farmington, New Sharon,

New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, Chesterville, Jay, Athens,

Cornville, Skowhegan, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Embden, Madison,

Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin, Dummer, Milan, York Pond,

Lancaster, Bethlehem, Lincoln, Littleton, Sugar Hill, Thornton,

Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Albany,

Conway, Chatham, Crawford Notch, Lebanon, Lyme, Ashland,

Ellsworth, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Claremont, Cornish,

Unity, Croydon, Goshen, Grantham, Lempster, Newport,

and Charlestown

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST

SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low

  as 40 below zero.

* WHERE...Portions of central and northern New Hampshire and

  south central, west central and western Maine.

* WHEN...From 7 PM Friday to 1 PM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause

  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you

wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

Interior York-Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-

Interior Waldo-Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-

Knox-Coastal Waldo-Interior Cumberland Highlands-Southern Carroll-

Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-

Interior Rockingham-Western And Central Hillsborough-

Including the cities of Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford,

Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray,

North Windham, Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot,

Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor,

Vassalboro, Waterville, China, Palermo, Brooks, Jackson, Knox,

Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Biddeford,

Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth,

South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath,

Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Whitefield, Dresden,

Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor,

Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden,

Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont,

Lincolnville, Bridgton, Harrison, Naples, Wakefield, Bridgewater,

Brookfield, Ossipee, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough,

Boscawen, Canterbury, Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett,

Laconia, Gilford, Meredith, Barrington, Rochester, Dover,

Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, Madbury, Gilsum, Keene, Marlow,

Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Salem,

Atkinson, Newton, Plaistow, Chester, Derry, Hampstead, Exeter,

Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon,

and Weare

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST

SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as

  30 below zero.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern and southern New

  Hampshire and south central, southwest and western Maine.

* WHEN...From 7 PM Friday to 1 PM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on

  exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-

Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-

Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Piscataquis-

Northern Washington-

Including the cities of Allagash, Clayton Lake, Madawaska,

Fort Kent, Frenchville, Presque Isle, Caribou, Van Buren,

Mars Hill, Ashland, Baker Lake, Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park,

Chamberlain Lake, Churchill Dam, Mount Katahdin, Millinocket,

East Millinocket, Patten, Medway, Houlton, Hodgdon, Sherman,

Smyrna Mills, Greenville, Monson, Blanchard, Lincoln, Howland,

Springfield, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, Guilford, Danforth, Vanceboro,

and Topsfield

1241 PM EST Thu Jan 13 2022

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH

SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as

  low as 45 below zero possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Central Highlands, Far Eastern, Far

  Northern, North Woods and Penobscot Valley Maine.

* WHEN...From Friday evening through Saturday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dangerously cold wind chills could

  cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Watch means there is the potential for a combination

of very cold air and the wind to create dangerously low wind

chill values. Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for

updates on this situation.