Extreme cold weather alert issued for Toronto
Posted January 12, 2015 12:12 pm.
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The reprieve from the bitter cold is coming to an end in Toronto.
An extreme cold weather alert has been issued for the city on Monday, as forecast temperatures and wind chills are expected to plummet throughout the day.
The low will be -18 C with a wind chill near -27 in the downtown core on Tuesday night, CityNews meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai said.
However, parts of the GTA located further away from Lake Ontario will be closer to -22 C with wind chills near -30 or colder by Tuesday morning.
The alert, which was issued by the city’s medical officer of health Dr. David McKeown, will be in effect until further notice. The city issues the alert when “Environment Canada forecasts that temperatures will reach -15 C or colder.”
Extra services are available to the homeless during extreme cold weather alerts, including two 24-hour drop-ins and extra shelter beds.
Street outreach is also increased and TTC tokens are also made available for people to get to shelters.
Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for parts of the GTA, including Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Newmarket, northern Durham and York regions, Georgina, Uxbridge, Milton, Halton Hills and Caledon. It also extends to Dufferin, Barrie, Orillia and Innisfil.
The national forecaster issues the warning for southwestern and south-central Ontario when the “temperature or wind chill is expected to reach -30 for at least two hours.”
Some flight delays and cancellations were reported at Pearson International Airport on Monday morning due to the light snowfall overnight.
The city could also see another one to two centimetres of snow on Monday.
An extreme cold weather alert was issued on Friday, but it was lifted on Sunday.
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