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WWCN20 CWWG 211524
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR THE MANITOBA LAKES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:24 A.M. CST TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
LAKE WINNIPEG - SOUTH BASIN
LAKE WINNIPEG - NORTH BASIN
LAKE MANITOBA.
EXTREME COLD WARNING ENDED FOR:
LAKE WINNIPEGOSIS.
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==DISCUSSION==
A MULTI-DAY EPISODE OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED.
EXTREME WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE -40 TO -45 RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED
OVER THE MANITOBA LAKES UNTIL MIDDAY TODAY.
EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK.
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.
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
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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