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WWCN11 CWTO 071635
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:35 A.M. EST SATURDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
=NEW= CITY OF TORONTO
=NEW= WATFORD - PINERY PARK - EASTERN LAMBTON COUNTY
=NEW= ELGIN
=NEW= STRATHROY - KOMOKA - WESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY
=NEW= SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
=NEW= DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND
=NEW= NIAGARA
=NEW= CITY OF HAMILTON
=NEW= BURLINGTON - OAKVILLE
=NEW= MISSISSAUGA - BRAMPTON
=NEW= PICKERING - OSHAWA - SOUTHERN DURHAM REGION
=NEW= BRUCE PENINSULA - SAUBLE BEACH - TOBERMORY
=NEW= KINGSTON - PRINCE EDWARD
=NEW= TAMWORTH - SYDENHAM - SOUTH FRONTENAC
LONDON - PARKHILL - EASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY
OXFORD - BRANT
HALTON HILLS - MILTON
CALEDON
VAUGHAN - RICHMOND HILL - MARKHAM
NEWMARKET - GEORGINA - NORTHERN YORK REGION
UXBRIDGE - BEAVERTON - NORTHERN DURHAM REGION
HURON - PERTH
WATERLOO - WELLINGTON
DUFFERIN - INNISFIL
SAUGEEN SHORES - KINCARDINE - SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY
HANOVER - DUNDALK - SOUTHERN GREY COUNTY
OWEN SOUND - BLUE MOUNTAINS - NORTHERN GREY COUNTY
BARRIE - ORILLIA - MIDLAND
BELLEVILLE - QUINTE - NORTHUMBERLAND
PETERBOROUGH - KAWARTHA LAKES
STIRLING - TWEED - MADOC.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED.
WHAT:
WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35.
WHEN:
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 30 WILL LIKELY RETURN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY MORNING.
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.
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.
KEEP EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN YOUR VEHICLE SUCH AS EXTRA BLANKETS AND
JUMPER CABLES.
IF IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOU TO STAY OUTSIDE, IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOUR PET
TO STAY OUTSIDE.
WATCH FOR COLOUR CHANGES ON FINGERS AND TOES, PAIN, NUMBNESS, A
TINGLING SENSATION, OR SWELLING. IF PRESENT, MOVE INDOORS AND BEGIN
WARMING.
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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