Environment Canada has expanded its extreme cold weather warning for our region.
Bitterly cold arctic air is blanketing Southern Ontario. Strong and gusty northwest winds will combine with the frigid temperatures to produce extremely cold wind chill values of minus 30 to minus 35 Thursday through Friday morning.
People outdoors should exercise caution and dress appropriately as frostbite on exposed skin is possible in as little as 10 minutes.
The weather authority issued the warning for the following communities:
- Barrie
- Collingwood
- Hillsdale
- Midland
- Coldwater
- Orr Lake
- Orillia
- Lagoon City
- Washago
- Innisfil
- New Tecumseth
- Angus
- Bracebridge
- Gravenhurst
- Huntsville
- Baysville
- Port Carling
- Port Severn
- Parry Sound
- Haliburton
- Minden
- Orangeville
- Grand Valley
- Dufferin County
- Shelburne
- Newmarket
- Georgina
- York Region
- Uxbridge
- Beaverton
- Blue Mountain
- Grey County
- Owen Sound
