WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Extreme cold warning issued for:
City of Hamilton, Ont. (046100)
Current details:
Extreme cold conditions expected late tonight into Tuesday morning.
What:
Wind chill values near minus 30.
When:
Late tonight into Tuesday morning. Extreme cold conditions may persist through Wednesday.
Additional information:
An Arctic airmass will bring bitterly cold wind chills to the area early this week. Depending on cloud cover which may serve to moderate temperatures slightly, extreme cold conditions may persist through Wednesday.
Watch for cold related symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness and colour change in fingers and toes.
Dress warmly. Dress in layers that you can remove if you get too warm. The outer layer should be wind resistant.
If it’s too cold for you to stay outside, it’s too cold for your pet to stay outside.
Outdoor workers should take regularly scheduled breaks to warm up.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
More details on the alert are available here.
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