The entire province of Alberta was placed under a cold weather warning Sunday afternoon, as prolonged frigid temperatures continue to cancel activities and force many indoors.
Most of the province was already facing an extreme cold warning, but the advisory has been expanded to include parts of southern Alberta that were not included on Christmas Day.
In Edmonton, Environment Canada said it’s expected that extremely cold wind chill values between –40 C and –55 C are expected. In Calgary, the current forecast calls for a wind chill around –43 C.
“Extreme cold, brutal cold, there is no other way to describe it,”
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