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WWCN11 CWTO 210943
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:43 A.M. EST TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
WINDSOR - ESSEX - CHATHAM-KENT
ELGIN
LONDON - MIDDLESEX
SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND
OXFORD - BRANT
CITY OF HAMILTON
KITCHENER - CAMBRIDGE - REGION OF WATERLOO
GUELPH - ERIN - SOUTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
EXTREME COLD THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WHAT:
WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 30.
WHEN:
THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS IS BRINGING BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE AREA.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO MODERATE SLIGHTLY TODAY BEFORE BECOMING
EVEN COLDER TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
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.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
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.
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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