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WWCN14 CWNT 181518
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR THE KITIKMEOT AREA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:18 A.M. MST SATURDAY 18 JANUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
GJOA HAVEN.
EXTREME COLD WARNING ENDED FOR:
TALOYOAK.
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==DISCUSSION==
WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN MINUS 50 AND MINUS 55 WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
SUNDAY MORNING.
SLIGHTLY WARMER CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY WILL BRING AN END TO THESE
EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILLS.
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.
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
NUSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NUSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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