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WWCN17 CWHX 041027
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR LABRADOR
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:27 A.M. AST WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
LABRADOR CITY AND WABUSH
CHURCHILL FALLS AND VICINITY
CHURCHILL VALLEY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.
LOCATIONS: WESTERN LABRADOR.
COLDEST WIND CHILLS: -50 TO -45.
TIME SPAN: TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS CHILLS COULD APPROACH
MINUS 45 AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
RISKS ARE GREATER FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, PEOPLE WITH
CHRONIC ILLNESSES, PEOPLE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS, AND THOSE
WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER.
DRESS WARMLY. DRESS IN LAYERS THAT YOU CAN REMOVE IF YOU GET TOO
WARM. THE OUTER LAYER SHOULD BE WIND RESISTANT.
IF IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOU TO STAY OUTSIDE, IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOUR PET
TO STAY OUTSIDE.
COLD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES OR WIND CHILL
CREATES AN ELEVATED RISK TO HEALTH SUCH AS FROST BITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NLSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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