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WWCN14 CWNT 190931
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR THE KITIKMEOT AREA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:31 A.M. MST SUNDAY 19 JANUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
GJOA HAVEN.
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==DISCUSSION==
WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN MINUS 50 AND MINUS 55 WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING.
WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE THIS AFTERNOON.
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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