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WWCN11 CWTO 231430
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:30 A.M. EST FRIDAY 23 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
=NEW= WINDSOR - ESSEX - CHATHAM-KENT
=NEW= SARNIA - LAMBTON
=NEW= ELGIN
=NEW= LONDON - MIDDLESEX
=NEW= SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
=NEW= OXFORD - BRANT
=NEW= HURON - PERTH
=NEW= WATERLOO - WELLINGTON
=NEW= ORANGEVILLE - GRAND VALLEY - SOUTHERN DUFFERIN COUNTY
=NEW= SHELBURNE - MANSFIELD - NORTHERN DUFFERIN COUNTY
=NEW= GREY - BRUCE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS TODAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
WHAT:
WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 30 TO MINUS 33.
BRISK WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 KM/H.
WHEN:
TODAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO
TONIGHT, WITH WIND CHILLS NEAR MINUS 30 TO MINUS 33. DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD WITH THE BRISK WINDS, FOLLOWED BY
FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING.
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.
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.
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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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