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WWCN12 CWWG 170217
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:17 P.M. CST SUNDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
THE PAS - WANLESS - WESTRAY - CLEARWATER LAKE PROV. PARK
FLIN FLON - CRANBERRY PORTAGE - SNOW LAKE
THOMPSON - NELSON HOUSE - SPLIT LAKE
NORWAY HOUSE - CROSS LAKE - WABOWDEN
LYNN LAKE - LEAF RAPIDS - PUKATAWAGAN
BROCHET
TADOULE LAKE
GILLAM
SHAMATTAWA.
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==DISCUSSION==
EXTREME WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 45 TO MINUS 50 CONTINUE FOR MOST OF
NORTHERN MANITOBA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY AND, FOR THE
MOST PART, ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN. THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING THE
PAS, WHICH MAY FLIRT WITH MINUS 45 WIND CHILL VALUES INTO EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.
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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