Active AlertsLabrador City, NL

A period of very cold wind chills is expected.

Locations: Labrador City and Wabush.

Coldest wind chills: -45.

Time span: this morning.

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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.

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 NLstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NLwx.

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