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WWCN11 CWNT 141917
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR THE GREAT SLAVE AND UPPER MACKENZIE AREAS
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:17 P.M. MST FRIDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
WRIGLEY REGION.
EXTREME COLD WARNING ENDED FOR:
YELLOWKNIFE REGION
NORTH SLAVE REGION INCLUDING WEKWEETI - WHATI - BEHCHOKO
NORMAN WELLS - TULITA REGION
COLVILLE LAKE.
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==DISCUSSION==
EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 50 ARE EXPECTED TO
RETURN TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES SHOULD MODERATE BY SATURDAY
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.
WATCH FOR COLD RELATED SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN,
MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND COLOUR CHANGE IN FINGERS AND
TOES.
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, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)NTSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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