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WWCN20 CWWG 241037
ORANGE WARNING - COLD
FOR THE MANITOBA LAKES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:37 A.M. CST SATURDAY 24 JANUARY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
LAKE WINNIPEG - SOUTH BASIN
LAKE WINNIPEG - NORTH BASIN
LAKE MANITOBA
LAKE WINNIPEGOSIS.
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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 -40 TO -45.
LOCATION: SOUTHERN MANITOBA
TIMING: DURING THE EARLY MORNING AND OVERNIGHT PERIODS.
REMARKS: A COLD AND WINDY AIR MASS HAS MOVED INTO MANITOBA, BRINGING
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE -40 TO -45
RANGE. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL IMPROVE DURING DAYTIME HOURS, BUT DROP
BACK BELOW -40 AT NIGHT.
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.
KEEP EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN YOUR VEHICLE SUCH AS EXTRA BLANKETS AND
JUMPER CABLES.
OUTDOOR WORKERS SHOULD TAKE REGULARLY SCHEDULED BREAKS TO WARM UP.
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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