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Extreme Cold Warning, Connecticut

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For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 to 30 below. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 15 to 30 minutes.

Ended Sunday, February 8, 2026.

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Map of Connecticut with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Torrington, Oakville, Winsted. I-91I-384I-691US 6US 7TorringtonOakvilleWinstedNew MilfordTerryvilleNEW YORKCONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS10 mi I-91I-384US 6US 7TorringtonOakvilleWinstedNew MilfordNEW YORKCONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS10 mi I-91US 5US 7TorringtonOakvilleWinstedNEW YORKCONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS20 mi US 6TorringtonOakvilleWinstedNEW YORKCONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS20 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 to 30 below. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 25 below expected.
Where
In Connecticut, Northern Litchfield and Southern Litchfield Counties. In Massachusetts, Northern Berkshire and Southern Berkshire Counties. In New York, Eastern Columbia, Eastern Dutchess, and Eastern Rensselaer Counties.
When
For the Extreme Cold Warning, until 1 in the afternoon this afternoon. For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 1 in the afternoon this afternoon to 10 in the morning Monday.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 15 to 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. February 8, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 8, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 7, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 7, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 7, 2026
  6. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 6, 2026
  7. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 6, 2026
  8. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 6, 2026
  9. Replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. February 6, 2026