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WWCN11 CWTO 201557
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:57 A.M. EST MONDAY 20 JANUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
=NEW= WINDSOR - ESSEX - CHATHAM-KENT
=NEW= ELGIN
=NEW= LONDON - MIDDLESEX
=NEW= SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
=NEW= DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND
=NEW= OXFORD - BRANT
=NEW= KITCHENER - CAMBRIDGE - REGION OF WATERLOO
=NEW= GUELPH - ERIN - SOUTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
WHAT:
WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 30.
WHEN:
LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS MAY
PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR SOME AREAS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL BRING BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE AREA
EARLY THIS WEEK. WIND DEPENDING ON CLOUD COVER WHICH MAY SERVE TO
MODERATE TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY, EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
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.
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.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ONSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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