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WWCN12 CWWG 182118
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:18 P.M. CST THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
=NEW= NORWAY HOUSE - CROSS LAKE - WABOWDEN
=NEW= ISLAND LAKE - OXFORD HOUSE - GODS LAKE
THOMPSON - NELSON HOUSE - SPLIT LAKE
GILLAM
SHAMATTAWA.
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - ENDED FOR:
LYNN LAKE - LEAF RAPIDS - PUKATAWAGAN.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUES.
LOCATIONS: NORTHERN MANITOBA.
COLDEST WIND CHILLS: -45 TO -50.
TIMING: THURSDAY OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: A NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR WILL BRING EXTREMELY
COLD CONDITIONS TO THE REGION.
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.
IF IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOU TO STAY OUTSIDE, IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOUR PET
TO STAY OUTSIDE.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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