952
WWCN13 CWTO 210353
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:53 P.M. EST MONDAY 20 JANUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
SANDY LAKE - PIKANGIKUM
PICKLE LAKE - WUNNUMMIN LAKE.
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==DISCUSSION==
THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF EXTREME COLD WILL END TUESDAY MORNING.
WHAT:
WIND CHILL VALUES MINUS 45 TO MINUS 50.
WHEN:
ENDING TUESDAY MORNING.
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.
DRESS WARMLY. DRESS IN LAYERS THAT YOU CAN REMOVE IF YOU GET TOO
WARM. THE OUTER LAYER SHOULD BE WIND RESISTANT.
CHECK ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS.
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, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ONSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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