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WWCN11 CWTO 211803
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:03 P.M. EST TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
BARRIE - ORILLIA - MIDLAND
FENELON FALLS - BALSAM LAKE PARK - NORTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES
APSLEY - WOODVIEW - NORTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
EXTREME COLD CONTINUES INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WHAT:
WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 30.
WHEN:
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO 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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