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WWCN14 CWNT 222009
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR THE KITIKMEOT AREA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:09 P.M. MST SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
KUGAARUK
TALOYOAK
GJOA HAVEN.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 55 WILL RETURN TONIGHT.
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES HAVE MODERATED SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEY
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW MINUS 40 DEGREES CELSIUS BY MONDAY
EVENING.
VERY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF
THE COMING WEEK. WIND CHILLS APPROACHING MINUS 60 ARE POSSIBLE.
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.
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.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NUSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)NUSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PASPC
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