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WWCN17 CWHX 210908
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR LABRADOR
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:08 A.M. AST TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
LABRADOR CITY AND WABUSH
CHURCHILL FALLS AND VICINITY
CHURCHILL VALLEY.
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==DISCUSSION==
A PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED.
COLDEST WIND CHILLS: -50 TO -40.
LOCATIONS: LABRADOR CITY - WABUSH TO CHURCHILL VALLEY.
TIME SPAN: THIS MORNING, THEN AGAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
REMARKS: ANY RELIEF IN THE EXTREME COLD DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS TODAY WILL BE MINIMAL.
EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
EXTREME 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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NLWX.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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