989
WWCN14 CWNT 231229
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR THE KITIKMEOT AREA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:29 A.M. MST MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
=NEW= CAMBRIDGE BAY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
VERY COLD WIND CHILLS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON.
FALLING TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS WILL DROP WIND
CHILL VALUES TO NEAR MINUS 55 THIS AFTERNOON. THESE VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
SOME MODERATION MAY OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON, BUT VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS WILL DROP BELOW MINUS 55 AT TIMES INTO AT LEAST MID-WEEK.
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.
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.
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, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)NUSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PASPC
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