WWCN16 CWWG 281136
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:36 A.M. MST SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
      PEACE RIVER - FAIRVIEW - HIGH PRAIRIE - MANNING
      WABASCA - PEERLESS LAKE - GIFT LAKE - CADOTTE LAKE
      FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY
      FORT CHIPEWYAN - WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK
      HIGH LEVEL - RAINBOW LAKE - FORT VERMILION - MACKENZIE HWY.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN MINUS 40 AND MINUS 50 WILL MODERATE LATER 
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. 

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. 

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

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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