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WWCN11 CWVR 280540
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:40 P.M. PST FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
=NEW= NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING STEWART.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A LONG PERIOD OF SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF ABOUT 40 CM IS
EXPECTED.
WHEN:
FROM SATURDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY.
WHERE:
NEAR STEWART.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A LOW PRESSURE CENTRE WILL APPROACH THE ALASKA PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY
AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BC INTERIOR SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING HEAVY
SNOW NEAR STEWART. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUE ON SUNDAY BEFORE EASING OR MIXING WITH RAIN LATE SUNDAY.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 40 CM IS EXPECTED.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE
DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. LOCAL UTILITY
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
BCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)BCSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PSPC
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