Toronto under extreme cold weather alert
Posted January 1, 2014 8:22 am.
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The City of Toronto issued an extreme cold weather alert on Wednesday and is advising homeless people to seek shelter.
The temperature is expected to drop to -17 C overnight, “and then windy on top of that,” CityNews meteorologist Adam Stiles said.
“We’re going to see wind chill through the night tonight around -30 [C] for areas just outside of the city.”
Environment Canada also issued a wind chill warning for Pickering, Oshawa and Southern Durham Region on Wednesday afternoon.
The combination of winds and Arctic air is expected to generate severe wind chill in the evening from -20 C to -30 C and then quite possibly again for Thursday night, Environment Canada said.
“It is advised to dress warmly and cover any exposed skin as much as possible when heading outdoors,” the forecaster said.
Alerts are called when Environment Canada forecasts an overnight temperature of -15 C or lower, issues a wind chill warning or predicts extreme weather conditions.
Extra shelter spaces are made available and overnight street outreach is increased in the downtown core to get the homeless in from the cold.
TTC tokens are also offered so that people can use public transit to get to shelters.
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