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WWCN10 CWUL 201557
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:57 A.M. EST FRIDAY 20 DECEMBER 2024.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
ABITIBI
TEMISCAMINGUE
MATAGAMI.
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==DISCUSSION==
VERY COLD AIR WILL COMBINE WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS TO GIVE
EXTREME WIND CHILL VALUES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY
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.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
QCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)QCSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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