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WWCN20 CWWG 011508
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR THE MANITOBA LAKES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:08 A.M. CST SUNDAY 1 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
LAKE WINNIPEG - NORTH BASIN.
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - ENDED FOR:
LAKE WINNIPEG - SOUTH BASIN
LAKE MANITOBA.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN MINUS 40 AND MINUS 45.
A PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUES.
THE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MODERATE LATER THIS MORNING, FOLLOWED BY
A CONTINUED WARMING TREND THAT WILL SEE TEMPERATURES RISE BACK TO
THE FREEZING MARK ON MONDAY.
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.
WATCH FOR COLD RELATED SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN,
MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND COLOUR CHANGE IN FINGERS AND
TOES.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
CHECK ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS.
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.
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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