Environment Canada Now Colour Coding Warnings

Environment Canada has changed the way it talks about weather alerts.

As of November 26th, it is now using colour codes: yellow orange and red .

Yellow means potentially hazardous weather where impacts are moderate, and are the most common type of alert. For example, a yellow wind warning means the wind might knock down a few branches.

An orange alert means severe weather is likely to cause significant damage, disruption, or health impacts. For example, if it was a wind warning, larger tree branches could come down, and there could be widespread power outages and roof damage. Orange alerts are uncommon.

A red alert means there is very dangerous and possibly life-threatening weather that will cause extreme damage and disruption with extensive impacts. For example, wind that causes str