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Extreme Cold Warning, Alaska

Severe

Wind chills as low as 70 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 70 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 5 minutes.

Ended Wednesday, February 11, 2026.

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Places in this warning

How much

Wind chill
As low as 70 below zero

Map

Map of Alaska with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Utqiaġvik, Prudhoe Bay, Point Hope. Also shown: Blizzard Warning, Winter Storm Warning, Winter Storm Watch, Winter Weather Advisory. UtqiaġvikPrudhoe BayPoint HopeWainwrightALASKA100 mi UtqiaġvikPrudhoe BayPoint HopeWainwrightALASKA200 mi UtqiaġvikPrudhoe BayPoint HopeALASKA200 mi UtqiaġvikPoint HopeALASKA200 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 70 below zero.
Where
Arctic Coast, Arctic Plains, and Brooks Range Passes.
When
Until 6 in the evening Wednesday.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 70 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 5 minutes.
Additional details
Light to moderate winds coupled with ambient air temperatures as low as 50 below zero will allow for dangerously cold conditions to impact the North Slope and Brooks Range through midweek. Increasing winds Tuesday into Wednesday will increase the threat of extreme cold early Wednesday ahead of slowly rising ambient temperatures.

Updates

  1. Cancelled by the National Weather Service. February 11, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 10, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 9, 2026
  4. Replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. February 8, 2026

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