947
WWCN11 CWNT 091137
ORANGE WARNING - COLD
FOR THE GREAT SLAVE AND UPPER MACKENZIE AREAS
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:37 A.M. MST FRIDAY 9 JANUARY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
NORMAN WELLS - TULITA REGION
FORT GOOD HOPE REGION
DELINE
COLVILLE LAKE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: VERY HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A MULTI-DAY EPISODE OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUES.
TEMPERATURES OF MINUS 46 TO MINUS 41 AND LIGHT WINDS WILL BRING WIND
CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 50 THIS MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO RISE BY THIS AFTERNOON, BUT INCREASING
WINDS WILL KEEP WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 50.
WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MODERATE BY SATURDAY MORNING.
ONGOING IMPACTS BEING FELT WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES WILL BE FURTHER
EXACERBATED BY THE CONTINUATION OF THE COLD.
DRESS WARMLY. DRESS IN LAYERS THAT YOU CAN REMOVE IF YOU GET TOO
WARM. THE OUTER LAYER SHOULD BE WIND RESISTANT.
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.
MAKE SURE YOUR HOME IS WELL-INSULATED, THE HEATING SYSTEM IS WORKING
EFFICIENTLY AND CRACKS AND DRAFTS ARE SEALED.
OUTDOOR WORKERS SHOULD TAKE REGULARLY SCHEDULED BREAKS TO WARM UP.
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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