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WWCN11 CWWG 191030
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:30 A.M. CST WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 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
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
ARBORG - HECLA - FISHER RIVER - GYPSUMVILLE - ASHERN.
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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.
REMAINING EXTREME COLD WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE FOR
ONE MORE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE BY THURSDAY WITH A
SIGNIFICANT WARM-UP EXPECTED THIS 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.
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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