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WWCN16 CWNT 221812
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR THE QIKIQTAALUK AREA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:12 P.M. EST SUNDAY 22 DECEMBER 2024.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
=NEW= IQALUIT.
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==DISCUSSION==
EXTREME COLD WIND CHILLS NEAR -50 ARE OCCURRING AT IQALUIT.
THE WIND CHILL MAY MODERATE TO ABOVE -50 AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON,
BUT WILL QUICKLY DIP BACK BELOW WITH ANY WIND GUSTS.
THE AIR TEMPERATURE WILL MODERATE DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY AND
REMOVE THE EXTREME COLD RISK.
WATCH FOR COLD RELATED SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN,
MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND COLOUR CHANGE IN FINGERS AND
TOES.
DRESS WARMLY. DRESS IN LAYERS THAT YOU CAN REMOVE IF YOU GET TOO
WARM. THE OUTER LAYER SHOULD BE WIND RESISTANT.
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
NUSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NUSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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