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WWCN11 CWWG 140902
HEAT WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:02 A.M. CDT WEDNESDAY 14 MAY 2025.
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HEAT WARNING FOR:
WHITESHELL - LAC DU BONNET - PINAWA
SPRAGUE - NORTHWEST ANGLE PROVINCIAL FOREST.
HEAT WARNING ENDED FOR:
CITY OF WINNIPEG
STEINBACH - ST. ADOLPHE - EMERSON - VITA - RICHER
DUGALD - BEAUSEJOUR - GRAND BEACH
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE - HEADINGLEY - BRUNKILD - CARMAN
MORDEN - WINKLER - ALTONA - MORRIS
BISSETT - VICTORIA BEACH - NOPIMING PROV. PARK - PINE FALLS
KILLARNEY - PILOT MOUND - MANITOU.
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==DISCUSSION==
DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE LOW THIRTIES AND OVERNIGHT LOWS OF 16 DEGREES
OR WARMER WILL PERSIST TODAY IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN MANITOBA.
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS - EXTREME HEAT CAN AFFECT
EVERYONE'S HEALTH. DETERMINE IF YOU OR OTHERS AROUND YOU ARE AT
GREATER RISK OF HEAT ILLNESS. CHECK ON OLDER ADULTS, THOSE LIVING
ALONE AND OTHER AT-RISK PEOPLE IN-PERSON OR ON THE PHONE MULTIPLE
TIMES A DAY.
WATCH FOR THE EARLY SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION IN YOURSELF AND OTHERS.
SIGNS MAY INCLUDE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, THIRST, DARK URINE
AND INTENSE FATIGUE. STOP YOUR ACTIVITY AND DRINK WATER.
HEAT STROKE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY(EXCLAMATION MARK) CALL 9-1-1 OR
YOUR EMERGENCY HEALTH PROVIDER IF YOU, OR SOMEONE AROUND YOU, IS
SHOWING SIGNS OF HEAT STROKE WHICH CAN INCLUDE RED AND HOT SKIN,
DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, CONFUSION AND CHANGE IN CONSCIOUSNESS. WHILE YOU
WAIT FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION, TRY TO COOL THE PERSON BY MOVING THEM TO
A COOL PLACE, REMOVING EXTRA CLOTHING, APPLYING COLD WATER OR ICE
PACKS AROUND THE BODY.
DRINK WATER OFTEN AND BEFORE YOU FEEL THIRSTY TO REPLACE FLUIDS.
CLOSE BLINDS, OR SHADES AND OPEN WINDOWS IF OUTSIDE IS COOLER THAN
INSIDE.
TURN ON AIR CONDITIONING, USE A FAN, OR MOVE TO A COOLER AREA OF
YOUR LIVING SPACE. IF YOUR LIVING SPACE IS HOT, MOVE TO A COOL
PUBLIC SPACE SUCH AS A COOLING CENTRE, COMMUNITY CENTRE, LIBRARY OR
SHADED PARK.
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF YOUR REGION'S PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY.
PLAN AND SCHEDULE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE COOLEST PARTS OF THE
DAY.
LIMIT DIRECT EXPOSURE TO THE SUN AND HEAT. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT,
LIGHT-COLOURED, LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING AND A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT.
NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, OR PETS INSIDE A PARKED
VEHICLE. CHECK THE VEHICLE BEFORE LOCKING TO MAKE SURE NO ONE IS
LEFT BEHIND.
EXTREME HEAT AFFECTS EVERYONE. HEAT ILLNESSES ARE PREVENTABLE. TO
REDUCE THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF HEAT:
- TAKE A COOL SHOWER OR BATH OR TAKE A BREAK IN A COOL LOCATION,
SUCH AS AN AIR-CONDITIONED BUILDING OR A TREE-SHADED AREA.
- STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND WEAR LOOSE-FITTING, LIGHT-COLOURED
CLOTHING AND A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT OR SHADE YOURSELF WITH AN UMBRELLA.
- DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, BEFORE YOU FEEL THIRSTY AND STAY IN A COOL
PLACE. IF YOU MUST GO OUT, TAKE WATER WITH YOU.
- KEEP YOUR HOUSE COOL. BLOCK THE SUN OUT BY CLOSING CURTAINS,
BLINDS, AND AWNINGS DURING THE DAY
- NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE OR PETS IN A PARKED VEHICLE.
- CHECK ON FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS. CHECK REGULARLY ON PEOPLE
LIVING ALONE, ESPECIALLY OLDER INDIVIDUALS OR PEOPLE WITH HEALTH
CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE THEY ARE COOL AND DRINKING WATER.
- WATCH FOR THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ILLNESS: SWELLING, RASH, CRAMPS,
FAINTING, AND THE WORSENING OF SOME HEALTH CONDITIONS.
- WATCH FOR SIGNS OF HEAT STROKE (WHICH MAY BEGIN WITH HEADACHE, HOT
SKIN, DIZZINESS OR CONFUSION) AND TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/HEALTH-CANADA/SERVICES/CLIMATE-CHANGE-HEALTH/EXTREME-HEAT/HOW-PROTECT-YOURSELF.HTML
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/HEALTH-CANADA/SERVICES/CLIMATE-CHANGE-HEALTH/EXTREME-HEAT/WHO-IS-AT-RISK.HTML
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HEAT AND YOUR HEALTH: - VISIT MANITOBA
HEALTH AT:
HTTPS://WWW.MANITOBA.CA/HEALTH/PUBLICHEALTH/ENVIRONMENTALHEALTH/HEAT.HTML.
- CALL HEALTH LINKS - INFO SANTE AT 204-788-8200 OR TOLL-FREE AT
1-888-315-9257.
FOR MORE INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO WORKPLACES AND HEAT STRAIN, VISIT
HTTPS://WWW.SAFEMANITOBA.COM/NEWS/PAGES/HEAT-STRAIN-AT-WORK-WITH-DR.-DENISE.ASPX.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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