Warnings

4:23 AM MST Tuesday 20 February 2018
Extreme Cold Warning in effect for:

• City of Lethbridge
• Co. of Forty Mile near Skiff
• Co. of Lethbridge near Coaldale
• Co. of Lethbridge near Coalhurst Nobleford and Barons
• Co. of Lethbridge near Picture Butte and Turin
• Co. of Warner near Milk River and Coutts
• Co. of Warner near Raymond Stirling and New Dayton
• Co. of Warner near Warner
• Co. of Warner near Wrentham
• Co. of Warner near Writing-On-Stone Prov. Park
• M.D. of Taber near Grassy Lake and Hwys 877 and 513
• M.D. of Taber near Taber and Barnwell
• M.D. of Taber near Vauxhall and Hays

A period of very cold wind chills is expected.

Wind chill values of minus 40 are expected to persist early this morning.

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.

Watch for cold related symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness and colour change in fingers and toes.

If it's too cold for you to stay outside, it's too cold for your pet to stay outside.

Extreme 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 [email protected] or tweet reports using #ABStorm.