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WWCN20 CWWG 182132
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR THE MANITOBA LAKES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:32 P.M. CST TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
LAKE WINNIPEG - SOUTH BASIN
LAKE MANITOBA
LAKE WINNIPEGOSIS.
EXTREME COLD WARNING ENDED FOR:
LAKE WINNIPEG - NORTH BASIN.
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==DISCUSSION==
A PROLONGED EXTREME COLD EVENT CONTINUES OVER SOUTHERN MANITOBA,
WITH THE REGION EXPERIENCING EXTREME WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 40
OR LOWER AT TIMES.
WHILE WIND CHILL VALUES MAY MODERATE SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY, THEY
ARE ANTICIPATED TO RETURN TO EXTREME LEVELS AT NIGHT AND IN THE
MORNINGS.
EXTREME COLD WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE BY THURSDAY WITH A
SIGNIFICANT WARM-UP EXPECTED NEXT WEEKEND.
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.
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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