WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Extreme Cold Warning in effect for:
- Little Abitibi - Kesagami Lake
- Timmins - Cochrane - Iroquois Falls
- Fraserdale - Pledger Lake
- Kapuskasing - Hearst - Smooth Rock Falls
- Kirkland Lake - Englehart
- Temiskaming Shores - Temagami
A period of very cold wind chills is expected.
Hazard:
Minimum temperatures between minus 29 and minus 32 degrees Celsius.
Wind chill values of minus 40.
When:
Early this morning.
Discussion:
Wind chill values near minus 40 early this morning.
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.
Synthetic and wool fabrics provide good insulation.
Extreme 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 [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
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