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WWCN10 CWUL 202017
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:17 P.M. EST MONDAY 20 JANUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
=NEW= SCHEFFERVILLE
LG QUATRE - LAFORGE AND FONTANGES
FERMONT.
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==DISCUSSION==
PERIOD OF EXTREME COLD.
WHAT:
WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN MINUS 45 AND MINUS 50.
WHEN:
FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WITH MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS WILL GENERATE
EXTREME WIND CHILL VALUES FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLDER THAN -25 DEGREE CELSIUS WHILE
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDER THAN -30 DEGREE CELSIUS.
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.
OUTDOOR WORKERS SHOULD TAKE REGULARLY SCHEDULED BREAKS TO WARM UP.
EXTREME COLD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES OR WIND
CHILL CREATES AN ELEVATED RISK TO HEALTH SUCH AS FROST BITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA.
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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