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WWCN13 CWTO 150947
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:47 A.M. EST SATURDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
SACHIGO LAKE - BEARSKIN LAKE
FORT SEVERN
PEAWANUCK.
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==DISCUSSION==
A PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUES.
WHAT:
WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 45.
WHEN:
THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE THROUGH THE DAY, BUT EXTREME COLD MAY
RETURN TONIGHT FOR SOME REGIONS.
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.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
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, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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