Severe Cold Safety Tips from Braintree Emergency Management
BEMA warns that cold weather of this magnitude and duration can pose safety concerns for the general public.
The following information was provided by the Braintree Emergency Management Agency in an email early Wednesday morning: An arctic air mass will be moving into New England tonight, bringing with it the coldest weather so far this winter. Daytime highs through Friday are expected to be in the high teens to low 20s across Massachusetts, dropping to the low single digits or even below zero overnight. These temperatures, combined with blustery winds, will result in dangerously cold wind chills over the next two days, especially across higher terrain such as the Berkshires, Monadnocks, and Worcester Hills. Wind chill temperatures could range as low as -16 to -24 degrees. Cold weather of this magnitude and duration can pose safety concerns for …
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