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WWCN12 CWWG 152129
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:29 P.M. CST SATURDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
=NEW= THOMPSON - NELSON HOUSE - SPLIT LAKE
=NEW= LYNN LAKE - LEAF RAPIDS - PUKATAWAGAN
=NEW= BROCHET
=NEW= TADOULE LAKE
THE PAS - WANLESS - WESTRAY - CLEARWATER LAKE PROV. PARK
FLIN FLON - CRANBERRY PORTAGE - SNOW LAKE.
EXTREME COLD WARNING ENDED FOR:
NORWAY HOUSE - CROSS LAKE - WABOWDEN
ISLAND LAKE - OXFORD HOUSE - GODS LAKE.
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==DISCUSSION==
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUES.
EXTREME WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 45 TO MINUS 50 CONTINUE IN PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN MANITOBA.
WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE THROUGH THE DAY, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO
RETURN AGAIN FRIDAY EVENING AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
EXTREME COLD WARNINGS MAY BE EXPANDED AS THE WEEKEND PROGRESSES.
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.
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.
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, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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