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WWCN10 CWUL 211222
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:22 A.M. EST TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
=NEW= JAMES BAY AND LA GRANDE RIVER
LG QUATRE - LAFORGE AND FONTANGES
SCHEFFERVILLE
FERMONT.
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==DISCUSSION==
EXTREME COLD EVENT.
DISCUSSION:
WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 45 TO MINUS 50.
TIME SPAN:
TUESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS COMBINED WITH MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS WILL GIVE
EXTREME WIND CHILL VALUES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN BELOW -25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES
WILL BE BELOW -30 DEGREES 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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