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Not sure about wind speed, but I do know the temperature at which frostbite sets in.

At negative forty (-40) degrees Fahrenheit, frostbite will begin to set in around your fingers and toes and slowly "creep" towards the center of your body as the temperature steadily falls. Frostbite occurs when the body detects extreme cold. The brain sends a message to blood vessels to "call in the troops" to protect and warm the vital organs. Your brain basically uses your limbs as cannon fodder to keep your heart, lungs, and other vital organs safe from the extremely cold temperatures.

No at negative forty Fahrenheit frostbite will not creep up it will set in fast. It will be within ten min on fingers and toes if you are not dressed properly. With any kind of wind on top of that it will be faster yet. wind plays a very large factor on what the air temperature feels like. For example, at -10F with a 5 mph wind the air temperature feels like -22F.

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