DEC Contact: David Winchell | (518) 897-1248 December 26, 2017
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DEC WARNS OF EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE ADIRONDACKS |
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation warns outdoor enthusiasts of extreme cold temperatures and wind chills are forecast across the Adirondacks through the upcoming holiday weekend. Those planning to venture outdoors – particularly those heading in the Adirondack backcountry – must take precautions to avoid hypothermia and frostbite. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a wind chill advisory for most of the Adirondacks for Wednesday with expected wind chills of -15 to -25 below zero. This will cause frostbite to exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. This is the start of a prolonged stretch of very cold temperatures with even more dangerous wind chill conditions likely developing Wednesday night and Thursday. High temperatures through the weekend are forecast to be in single digits above and below zero while the low temperatures are forecast to in teens and twenties below zero. Wind chills will be much worse. Temperatures and wind chills will be even lower on high mountain summits, surface of water bodies and other exposed area. The NWS forecast for the summit of Mt. Marcy midday on Wednesday is: Temperature, -13; Winds, 32 mph; and Wind Chill, -43. DEC advises those who venture into the outdoors to take following steps to avoid frostbite and hypothermia:
Adirondack Backcountry Information web pages (www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7865.html) provide additional and more specific information. |
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