UPDATE: Most of Saskatchewan remains under extreme cold warning
Another blast of arctic air has prompted Environment Canada to issue extreme cold warnings for parts of Saskatchewan.
The warnings are in place Thursday morning for central and northern parts of the province and has been expanded to included Saskatoon, and the Yorkton, Kamsack and Hudson Bay areas.
Environment Canada said temperature in the -30 range combined with winds of 10 to 20 km/h will result in wind chills below -40 during the morning.
At these values, frostbite can occur in under 10 minutes.
The extreme wind chills are expected to ease during the day before redeveloping Thursday evening in eastern Saskatchewan.
Southern Saskatchewan will see wind chill values in the -35 to -40 range.
Environment Canada is reminding people to dress warmly and in layers, and to ensure the outer layer is wind resistant.
Emergency supplies, such as extra blankets and jumper cables should be kept in vehicles.
Anyone working outside should take regular breaks to warm up.
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Extreme cold warning for:
- Saskatoon (new)
- Lloydminster
- Fond-du-Lac – Stony Rapids
- Hudson Bay – Porcupine Plain (new)
- Humboldt – Wynyard – Wadena – Lanigan – Foam Lake
- Kamsack – Canora – Preeceville (new)
- Martensville – Warman – Rosthern – Delisle – Wakaw
- Meadow Lake – Big River – Green Lake – Pierceland
- Melfort – Tisdale – Nipawin – Carrot River
- Prince Albert – Shellbrook – Spiritwood – Duck Lake
- The Battlefords – Unity – Maidstone – St. Walburg
- Uranium City – Camsell Portage
- Wollaston Lake – Collins Bay
- Yorkton – Melville – Esterhazy (new)
Extreme cold warning ended for:
- Cree Lake – Key Lake
- La Loche – Clearwater River Prov. Park – Cluff Lake
- Southend – Brabant Lake – Kinoosao
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