Frostbite potential as frigid temperatures, wind chills grip the Prairies
Arborfield No. 456, SK
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Public Safety Alert
Issued at 12:04 Wednesday 20 January 2021 Importance
MEDIUM
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Area DescriptionProvince of Saskatchewan
Issued BySK Provincial Emergency Communications Centre
Extreme Cold Warning
Issued at 21:24 Monday 25 January 2021 Summary
A period of very cold wind chills is expected.
Extreme cold will occur over much of southern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba tonight.
Wind chills of minus 40 or colder will be felt over the southern Prairies tonight and Tuesday morning.
An Arctic ridge of high pressure continues to give frigid temperatures to portions of central and southern Saskatchewan and the southern half of Manitoba. Temperatures in the minus thirties along with winds of 10 to 15 km/h will produce extreme cold windchills of minus 40 or colder tonight and Tuesday morning. Some moderation will occur on Tuesday afternoon, but some regions may experience extreme cold again Tuesday night.
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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.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to SKstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #SKStorm.
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