WWCN15 CWWG 060308
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:08 P.M. MST WEDNESDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
=NEW= LETHBRIDGE - TABER - MILK RIVER
      MEDICINE HAT - BOW ISLAND - SUFFIELD
      CYPRESS HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK - FOREMOST.

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==DISCUSSION==

A PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED.

EXTREME COLD WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR -40 ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. 

WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MODERATE THURSDAY MORNING.

EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK. 

WATCH FOR COLD RELATED SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN, 
MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND COLOUR CHANGE IN FINGERS AND 
TOES. 

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. 

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

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