WWCN12 CWNT 201059

YELLOW WARNING - COLD

FOR THE MACKENZIE DELTA AND ARCTIC COAST AREAS OF THE NORTHWEST 

TERRITORIES

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:59 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:

=NEW= TUKTOYAKTUK - EAST CHANNEL REGION.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 50 WILL MODERATE THIS 

AFTERNOON.



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 

NTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING 

(HASH)NTSTORM.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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