105
WWCN11 CWNT 182235
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR THE GREAT SLAVE AND UPPER MACKENZIE AREAS
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:35 P.M. MST SATURDAY 18 JANUARY 2025.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
=NEW= NORTH SLAVE REGION INCLUDING WEKWEETI - WHATI - BEHCHOKO.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
==DISCUSSION==
EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 50 ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.
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.
DRESS WARMLY. DRESS IN LAYERS THAT YOU CAN REMOVE IF YOU GET TOO
WARM. THE OUTER LAYER SHOULD BE WIND RESISTANT.
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
NTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NTSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PASPC
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page