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WWCN16 CWWG 192243
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:43 P.M. MST THURSDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
CITY OF EDMONTON - ST. ALBERT - SHERWOOD PARK
SPRUCE GROVE - MORINVILLE - MAYERTHORPE - EVANSBURG
FORT SASKATCHEWAN - VEGREVILLE - REDWATER - SMOKY LAKE
DRAYTON VALLEY - DEVON - RIMBEY - PIGEON LAKE
LEDUC - CAMROSE - WETASKIWIN - TOFIELD
WESTLOCK - BARRHEAD - ATHABASCA
LLOYDMINSTER - WAINWRIGHT - VERMILION - PROVOST
BONNYVILLE - ST. PAUL - COLD LAKE - LAC LA BICHE
SLAVE LAKE
WABASCA - PEERLESS LAKE - GIFT LAKE - CADOTTE LAKE
FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY
FORT CHIPEWYAN - WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK
HIGH LEVEL - RAINBOW LAKE - FORT VERMILION - MACKENZIE HWY.
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - ENDED FOR:
WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS
GRANDE PRAIRIE - BEAVERLODGE - VALLEYVIEW
PEACE RIVER - FAIRVIEW - HIGH PRAIRIE - MANNING.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
WIND CHILLS NEAR MINUS 40 ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT.
WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF THE PROVINCE.
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.
WATCH FOR COLD RELATED SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN,
MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND COLOUR CHANGE IN FINGERS AND
TOES.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
IF IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOU TO STAY OUTSIDE, IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOUR PET
TO STAY OUTSIDE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ABSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)ABSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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