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WWCN13 CWWG 201613
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:13 A.M. CST THURSDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
CITY OF REGINA
FORT QU'APPELLE - INDIAN HEAD - LUMSDEN - PILOT BUTTE
MOOSOMIN - GRENFELL - KIPLING - WAWOTA
CARLYLE - OXBOW - CARNDUFF - BIENFAIT - STOUGHTON
ESTEVAN - WEYBURN - RADVILLE - MILESTONE
YORKTON - MELVILLE - ESTERHAZY
KAMSACK - CANORA - PREECEVILLE
MOOSE JAW - PENSE - CENTRAL BUTTE - CRAIK
ASSINIBOIA - GRAVELBOURG - CORONACH.
EXTREME COLD WARNING ENDED FOR:
CITY OF SASKATOON
MARTENSVILLE - WARMAN - ROSTHERN - DELISLE - WAKAW
OUTLOOK - WATROUS - HANLEY - IMPERIAL - DINSMORE
KINDERSLEY - ROSETOWN - BIGGAR - WILKIE - MACKLIN
THE BATTLEFORDS - UNITY - MAIDSTONE - ST. WALBURG
HUMBOLDT - WYNYARD - WADENA - LANIGAN - FOAM LAKE
MELFORT - TISDALE - NIPAWIN - CARROT RIVER
HUDSON BAY - PORCUPINE PLAIN
SWIFT CURRENT - HERBERT - CABRI - KYLE - LUCKY LAKE
LEADER - GULL LAKE
SHAUNAVON - MAPLE CREEK - VAL MARIE - CYPRESS HILLS
PRINCE ALBERT - SHELLBROOK - SPIRITWOOD - DUCK LAKE.
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==DISCUSSION==
A PROLONGED EXTREME COLD EVENT WILL COME TO AN END OVER SOUTHERN
SASKATCHEWAN TODAY.
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES REMAIN QUITE COLD THIS MORNING, THEY WILL
BEGIN TO MODERATE TODAY AND TOMORROW, 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.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
SKSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)SKSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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