WWCN11 CWNT 040444
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR THE GREAT SLAVE AND UPPER MACKENZIE AREAS
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:44 P.M. MST FRIDAY 3 JANUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
      NORTH SLAVE REGION INCLUDING WEKWEETI - WHATI - BEHCHOKO.

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==DISCUSSION==

A MULTI-DAY EPISODE OF VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 50 
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

THE TEMPERATURE WILL WARM A BIT IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT EXTREME COLD 
CONDITIONS WILL RETURN OVERNIGHT AND EACH MORNING.

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. 

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 
NTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NTSTORM.

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