Alerts for: Brandon - Neepawa - Carberry - Treherne

Warnings

3:55 AM CST Tuesday 20 December 2022
Extreme Cold Warning in effect for:

• City of Brandon

• Mun. of Glenboro-South Cypress incl. Treesbank

• Mun. of Norfolk Treherne

• Mun. of North Cypress-Langford incl. Neepawa and Carberry

• Mun. of North Norfolk incl. MacGregor Sidney and Austin

• Mun. of Oakland-Wawanesa incl. Carroll

• R.M. of Cornwallis west of Shilo incl. Chater

• R.M. of Elton incl. Forrest

• R.M. of Victoria incl. Holland and Cypress River

A period of very cold wind chills is expected.

As skies clear this morning, extremely cold wind chill values of minus 40 are expected.

A period of extreme cold values will continue through the week during the overnight and early morning periods.

Temperatures are expected to return to seasonal by the weekend.

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.

Extreme cold warnings are issued when very cold temperatures or wind chill create an elevated risk to health such as frostbite and hypothermia.

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 or tweet reports using #MBStorm.