Vaughan - Richmond Hill -
Markham
3:24 PM est Thursday 15 January 2004
Wind chill warning for
Vaughan - Richmond Hill - Markham continued
Extreme wind chills today and tonight.
This is a warning that extreme wind chill conditions are imminent or
Occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for
updated statements.
Bitterly cold Arctic air will persist over southern Ontario. Northerly winds associated
with this Arctic air will cause cold to extreme wind chills over much of the district as
well as snowsqualls off of Lake Huron into Sarnia and Lambton county. Windchill values
will range from minus 30 to minus 40 across the warned areas. Extreme wind chills of the
minus mid forties are quite possible over eastern Ontario as the air will be even colder
there than over south-central Ontario.
Caution is strongly advised when being outdoors as frostbite on exposed skin may occur in
as little as 5 to 10 minutes.
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