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WWCN11 CWNT 081137
ORANGE WARNING - COLD
FOR THE GREAT SLAVE AND UPPER MACKENZIE AREAS
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:37 A.M. MST THURSDAY 8 JANUARY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
NORMAN WELLS - TULITA REGION
DELINE
COLVILLE LAKE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A MULTI-DAY EPISODE OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUES.
HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 50 TO -55 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TO FRIDAY NIGHT.
ONGOING IMPACTS BEING FELT WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES WILL BE FURTHER
EXACERBATED BY THE CONTINUATION OF EXTREME COLD VALUES NEAR MINUS
50.
TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE MODERATED SLIGHTLY IN A FEW
COMMUNITIES, BUT WILL RETURN TONIGHT.
EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK.
WATCH FOR COLD RELATED SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN,
MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND COLOUR CHANGE IN FINGERS AND
TOES.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
IF IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOU TO STAY OUTSIDE, IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOUR PET
TO STAY OUTSIDE.
OUTDOOR WORKERS SHOULD TAKE REGULARLY SCHEDULED BREAKS TO WARM UP.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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