Active Alerts Aroostook, NB

A prolonged period of very cold wind chills is expected.

Coldest wind chills: -35 to -40.

Locations: northwestern New Brunswick.

Time span: tonight and Tuesday morning.

Remarks: Conditions may reach warning criteria again Tuesday night. Temperatures will begin to moderate later in the week.

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Extreme cold puts everyone at risk.

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 NBstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #NBStorm.

Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill.