Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

A multi-day episode of very cold wind chills is expected.

Hazard:  Wind chill values of -40 to -45.

Location: Southern Manitoba

Timing:  Beginning Wednesday overnight and lasting at least 3 days.

Remarks: A colder and windier air mass is moving into Manitoba, bringing falling temperatures and wind chill values dropping into the -40 to -45 range. Wind chill values may improve slightly during daytime hours, but are expected to drop back below -40 each night for the next several nights.

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Extreme cold puts everyone at risk.

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 Santé 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@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on X using #MBStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.