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WWCN10 CWUL 261933
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:33 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 26 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
WASKAGANISH
CHIBOUGAMAU.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A BURST OF ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH MODERATE WINDS WILL GIVE WIND
CHILL VALUES NEAR -38 OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK.
RISKS ARE GREATER FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, PEOPLE WITH
CHRONIC ILLNESSES, PEOPLE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS, AND THOSE
WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
QCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)QCSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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