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WWCN11 CWVR 220424
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:24 P.M. PST SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
=NEW= EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - COURTENAY TO CAMPBELL RIVER.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 CM IS EXPECTED.
WHERE: NEAR CAMPBELL RIVER AND OVER INLAND SECTIONS OF EAST
VANCOUVER ISLAND FROM COURTENAY TO CAMPBELL RIVER.
WHEN: TONIGHT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM IS BRINGING SNOW TO
CAMPBELL RIVER AND INLAND SECTIONS OF VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH OF
COMOX. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY RISE OVERNIGHT
CHANGING THE SNOW TO RAIN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY REACH BETWEEN 5 AND
10 CM.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED
AT TIMES. IF DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS, SLOW DOWN AND MAINTAIN A
SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE.
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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