WWCN12 CWWG 100128
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:28 P.M. CDT MONDAY 9 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
      BROCHET
      TADOULE LAKE.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

A PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED. THE COLDEST WIND 
CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN MINUS 45 AND MINUS 50.

LOCATIONS: LAC BROCHET AND TADOULE LAKE. 

COLDEST WIND CHILLS: NEAR -45. 

TIME SPAN: MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

REMARKS: VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RETURN TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN 
MANITOBA ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT. THESE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL 
MODERATE DURING THE DAY, HOWEVER, WILL RETURN DURING THE OVERNIGHT 
HOURS THROUGH TO WEDNESDAY.

RISKS ARE GREATER FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, PEOPLE WITH 
CHRONIC ILLNESSES, PEOPLE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS, AND THOSE 
WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER. 

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. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COLD AND YOUR HEALTH, VISIT MANITOBA HEALTH 
AT 
HTTPS://WWW.GOV.MB.CA/HEALTH/PUBLICHEALTH/ENVIRONMENTALHEALTH/COLD.HTML 
OR CALL HEALTH LINKS - INFO SANTE AT 204-788-8200 OR TOLL-FREE AT 
1-888-315-9257. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING 
(HASH)MBSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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