Bundle up as southeastern Alberta hit with extreme cold warnings

If the knee-deep snow and icy roads weren't enough of a reminder Alberta is deep in the grips of winter, add an extreme cold warning to your morning.

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Environment Canada has issued warnings for much of southeastern Alberta. According to the national agency, wind chills near 40 are expected Friday for the areas of:

• Airdrie - Cochrane - Olds -Sundre
• Brooks - Strathmore - Vulcan
• Cypress Hills Provincial Park - Vulcan
• Drumheller - Three Hills
• Grande Prairie - Beaverlodge - Valleyview
• Hanna - Coronation - Oyen
• Lethbridge - Taber - Milk River
• Medicine Hat - Bow Island - Suffield
• Peace River - Fairview - High Prairie - Manning
• Red Deer - Ponoka - Innisfail - Stettler

While Calgary was not included in the extreme cold warning, Environment Canada's forecast says the citycan expect a wind chillof 28.

Environment Canada issues extreme cold warnings are issued when very cold temperatures or wind chills create an elevated risk to health, such as frost bite and hypothermia.

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