You think LAST NIGHT was cold? Temps will DROP all day and night!

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1127 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-
121630-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1127 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016

...MAJOR OUTBREAK OF COLD AIR THIS WEEKEND...

BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.

* TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL FALL
CLOSE TO ZERO IN AND AROUND NEW YORK CITY...AND ZERO TO 5 BELOW
ACROSS LONG ISLAND...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...THE LOWER
HUDSON VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. WIND CHILL VALUES
DURING THIS TIME COULD REACH LIFE THREATENING LEVELS AS COLD AS
20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE TEENS.

* COLD SPELLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE BRING A RISK OF FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE WHO DOES NOT TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. IN
ADDITION...FROZEN PIPES AND OVERWORKED FURNACES COULD LEAVE YOUR
HOUSE WITHOUT HEAT OR RUNNING WATER...AND CAR BATTERIES RUN THE
RISK OF DYING.

* NEVER VENTURE OUTDOORS WITHOUT WEARING GLOVES...A HAT AND
SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. WIND CHILL VALUES LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE IN LESS THAN
30 MINUTES IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

* RUN WATER AT A TRICKLE AND KEEP CABINET DOORS OPEN TO PREVENT
PIPES FROM FREEZING.

* NEVER USE A STOVE OR OVEN TO HEAT YOUR HOME OR USE AN OPEN FLAME
TO MELT FROZEN PIPES. MANY HOUSE FIRES RESULT FROM THESE
PRACTICES.

* CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AND YOUR CAR BATTERY. BE SURE YOUR CAR HAS
A WINTER SAFETY KIT THAT INCLUDES A BLANKET...WARM CLOTHES AND
GLOVES IN CASE YOUR CAR BREAKS DOWN OR BECOMES STRANDED.

* TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO KEEP YOUR PETS WARM AND KNOW THEIR LIMITS TO
COLD.

Thank you for all those reminders - very helpful!

I'm not a girly man. I can take it.

I don't need a compass to know which way the wind shines.

Formerlyjerseyjack said:

I'm not a girly man. I can take it.

Really? Y'all own more space heaters than the reptile house at the zoo.  

*sigh*

Gonna break out the down coat. Only get to wear it 3-4 times a year it's so warm. Not my best purchase...

Wind Chill Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
404 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WINDCHILLS THIS WEEKEND...

NJZ004-006-104>108-NYZ072>075-078>081-176>179-122215-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WC.Y.0001.160213T2100Z-160214T1700Z/
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
404 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO NOON EST
SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...METRO NEW YORK CITY AND NEW JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINDCHILLS.

* TIMING...COLDEST WIND CHILLS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES OF 5
  ABOVE TO 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...AND NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE FRIGID CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE
  VENTURING OUTSIDE. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

Sounds like if I have to get a run in outside, Saturday's the better day...

TarheelsInNj said:

Sounds like if I have to get a run in outside, Saturday's the better day...

Maybe you could take my dog so I can stay inside?  

(Must teach dog to use treadmill............)

marylago said:

Gonna break out the down coat. Only get to wear it 3-4 times a year it's so warm. Not my best purchase...

Except on those 3-4 days.  I have a down parka like this.  I figure its an investment that will pay off over the course of a lifetime (assuming I don't put on 50 lbs).

Klinker said:

marylago said:

Gonna break out the down coat. Only get to wear it 3-4 times a year it's so warm. Not my best purchase...

Except on those 3-4 days. I have a down parka like this. I figure its an investment that will pay off over the course of a lifetime (assuming I don't put on 50 lbs).

You are so right. I was warmer today than I was yesterday because I wore it, and I was dressed pretty warmly yesterday. I may have been too warm today...

I now own what I think of as my polar-vortex-dog-walking-coat.  Heaviest and longest down coat Land's End sells. Kind of ugly, but bought on heavy discount, and my daughter and I both use it for those cold dog walks.

Klinker said:

marylago said:

Gonna break out the down coat. Only get to wear it 3-4 times a year it's so warm. Not my best purchase...

Except on those 3-4 days.  I have a down parka like this.  I figure its an investment that will pay off over the course of a lifetime (assuming I don't put on 50 lbs).

I have a down coat from Land's End but I have to say, it doesn't feel warm enough some days. I wonder if I need to exchange it for a different type (though it's been a few years - don't they have that guarantee?).

susan1014 said:

I now own what I think of as my polar-vortex-dog-walking-coat.  Heaviest and longest down coat Land's End sells. Kind of ugly, but bought on heavy discount, and my daughter and I both use it for those cold dog walks.

I have had the same type of Lands End coat for several years.  I dislike it and think about getting rid of it every year.  But then..........no.  It's the best thing ever for dog-walking.

Mine is an Anne Klein I got from Lord and Taylor a few years ago. Long, hooded, fitted, two-way front zip, sides zip up for walking/cooling. It's not the most hideous thing I've ever seen...

eta: Almost everytime I wear it, I think, "nope, not cold enough... "

I have massive Michelin-man North Face long coat. I bought it for football games, but it was too hot. Working great now.

Mine is an angle length, hooded down coat from L. L. Bean.  It was perfect for today.

spontaneous said:

Formerlyjerseyjack said:

I'm not a girly man. I can take it.

Really? Y'all own more space heaters than the reptile house at the zoo.  

Lol!

.

Temps will continue to FALL throughout today and tonight.  Yes, that's right, you have already experienced today's balmy high of 22!

By sunset, temps will be in the single digits, and easily could be below zero by morning.

Winds will be picking up over the next few hours, with steady 20 - 30 MPH and gusts into the 40s.  

Windchill overnight as low as -20 or more.

Tomorrow's high in the low teens, winds abating, but don't expect the windchill to hit positive numbers before Monday as temps rise to seasonal levels.

Currently expecting Tuesday precipitation to be rain, but things could change.

Wind Chill Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
843 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS INTO SUNDAY
MORNING...

NJZ004-006-103>108-NYZ072>075-078>081-176>179-132145-
/O.CON.KOKX.WC.Y.0001.160213T1800Z-160214T1700Z/
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
843 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...LONG ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...COLDEST WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.

* WIND CHILL...FROM 18 TO 23 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO
TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO...AND NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* COLD IMPACTS...THE FRIGID CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO
THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE
FROSTBITE. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AND FRIGID
AIR TEMPERATURES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN FROZEN
PIPES...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

* WIND IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES DOWNED.
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...
DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT
AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$

JMC

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
435 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-
141300-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
435 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

* TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL FALL TO ZERO
TO 3 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN AND AROUND THE NEW YORK CITY AND NEW
JERSEY METRO...AND LONG ISLAND...AND COASTAL CONNECTICUT. TEMPS
WILL FALL TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT. WIND CHILL VALUES DURING THIS TIME ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH LIFE THREATENING LEVELS AS COLD AS 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE TEENS...WITH
WIND CHILLS LIKELY NOT RISING ABOVE ZERO UNTIL MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON.

* COLD SPELLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE BRING A RISK OF FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE WHO DOES NOT TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. IN
ADDITION...FROZEN PIPES AND OVERWORKED FURNACES COULD LEAVE YOUR
HOUSE WITHOUT HEAT OR RUNNING WATER...AND CAR BATTERIES RUN THE
RISK OF DYING.

* NEVER VENTURE OUTDOORS WITHOUT WEARING GLOVES...A HAT AND
SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. WIND CHILL VALUES LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE IN LESS THAN
30 MINUTES IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

* RUN WATER AT A TRICKLE AND KEEP CABINET DOORS OPEN TO PREVENT
PIPES FROM FREEZING.

* NEVER USE A STOVE OR OVEN TO HEAT YOUR HOME OR USE AN OPEN FLAME
TO MELT FROZEN PIPES. MANY HOUSE FIRES RESULT FROM THESE
PRACTICES.

* CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AND YOUR CAR BATTERY. BE SURE YOUR CAR HAS
A WINTER SAFETY KIT THAT INCLUDES A BLANKET...WARM CLOTHES AND
GLOVES IN CASE YOUR CAR BREAKS DOWN OR BECOMES STRANDED.

* TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO KEEP YOUR PETS WARM AND KNOW THEIR LIMITS TO
COLD.

thank you again max.   

I went out earlier to tie down a tarp I had covering some deck furniture and this happened.

So I guess the who can turn on the heat in their house last contest is over?

Ah, yes. The thing I hate about February. Well, I also have one of those extremely serious long down coats from Eddie Bauer, so I will bundle up in that on the couch and wait for spring. While hoping my car battery holds out.