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WWCN11 CWWG 211515
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:15 A.M. CST TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
CITY OF WINNIPEG
STEINBACH - ST. ADOLPHE - EMERSON - VITA - RICHER
SELKIRK - GIMLI - STONEWALL - WOODLANDS
DUGALD - BEAUSEJOUR - GRAND BEACH
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE - HEADINGLEY - BRUNKILD - CARMAN
MORDEN - WINKLER - ALTONA - MORRIS
BISSETT - VICTORIA BEACH - NOPIMING PROV. PARK - PINE FALLS
WHITESHELL - LAC DU BONNET - PINAWA
SPRAGUE - NORTHWEST ANGLE PROVINCIAL FOREST
ARBORG - HECLA - FISHER RIVER - GYPSUMVILLE - ASHERN
BERENS RIVER - LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS - BLOODVEIN - ATIKAKI
POPLAR RIVER.
EXTREME COLD WARNING ENDED FOR:
BRANDON - NEEPAWA - CARBERRY - TREHERNE
KILLARNEY - PILOT MOUND - MANITOU
MELITA - BOISSEVAIN - TURTLE MOUNTAIN PROVINCIAL PARK
VIRDEN - SOURIS
DAUPHIN - RUSSELL - ROBLIN - WINNIPEGOSIS
MINNEDOSA - RIDING MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
STE. ROSE - MCCREARY - ALONSA - GLADSTONE
SWAN RIVER - DUCK MOUNTAIN - PORCUPINE PROVINCIAL FOREST
GRAND RAPIDS - WATERHEN.
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==DISCUSSION==
WIND CHILL VALUES CONTINUE TO BE IN THE -40 TO -45 RANGE FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEASTERN MANITOBA THIS MORNING AS A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS
REMAINS OVER THE REGION. THE EXTREME COLD WILL MODERATE MIDDAY TODAY
AS A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
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.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
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.
EXTREME COLD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES OR WIND
CHILL CREATES AN ELEVATED RISK TO HEALTH SUCH AS FROST BITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COLD AND YOUR HEALTH, VISIT MANITOBA HEALTH
AT
HTTPS://WWW.GOV.MB.CA/HEALTH/PUBLICHEALTH/ENVIRONMENTALHEALTH/COLD.HTML
OR CALL HEALTH LINKS - INFO SANTE AT 204-788-8200 OR TOLL-FREE AT
1-888-315-9257.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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