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WWCN12 CWWG 220350
ORANGE WARNING - COLD
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:50 P.M. CST WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - COLD - 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
ISLAND LAKE - OXFORD HOUSE - GODS LAKE
LYNN LAKE - LEAF RAPIDS - PUKATAWAGAN
BROCHET
TADOULE LAKE
GILLAM
SHAMATTAWA.
ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - COLD - ENDED FOR:
CHURCHILL
YORK.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A MULTI-DAY EPISODE OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED.
HAZARD: WIND CHILL VALUES OF -45 TO -50.
LOCATION: NORTHERN MANITOBA
TIMING: ONGOING INTO THE WEEKEND.
REMARKS: A COLDER AND WINDIER AIR MASS IS MOVING INTO MANITOBA,
BRINGING FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING INTO
THE -45 TO -50 RANGE. WIND CHILL VALUES MAY IMPROVE SLIGHTLY DURING
DAYTIME HOURS, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BACK BELOW -45 EACH NIGHT
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS.
EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK.
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.
OUTDOOR WORKERS SHOULD TAKE REGULARLY SCHEDULED BREAKS TO WARM UP.
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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