WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Extreme Cold Warning in effect for:
• Fraserdale - Pledger Lake
• Kapuskasing - Hearst - Smooth Rock Falls
• Little Abitibi - Kesagami Lake
• Timmins - Cochrane - Iroquois Falls
A prolonged period of very cold wind chills is expected.
Wind chill values near minus 40 are occurring early this morning over much of Northern Ontario, and will likely do so again tonight.
This bitterly cold Arctic airmass will remain in place through the weekend.
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.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
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