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WWCN12 CWWG 092027
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:27 P.M. CDT MONDAY 9 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
CHURCHILL.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
LOCATIONS: CHURCHILL.
COLDEST WIND CHILLS: NEAR -50.
TIME SPAN: TONIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: VERY COLD WILL CHILLS OF -50 WILL RETURN TO THE TOWN OF
CHURCHILL AND SURROUNDING REGION TONIGHT. THESE VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO MODERATE TOMORROW MORNING.
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.
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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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