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WWCN18 CWVR 221627
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:27 A.M. PST SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2025.
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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
WINTER STORM WARNING - REPLACES SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
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==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
WHERE: HIGHWAY 3 - KOOTENAY PASS.
WHEN: NOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: MULTIPLE PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE PUSHING INTO B.C.
CREATING MESSY AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECIPITATION RATES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
EXPECTED FOR KOOTENAY PASS AND RAIN FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. NEAR
35 CM OF WET SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE PASS BY SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING
AS ANOTHER SYSTEM REACHES THE AREA. THE SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECT TO
RISE TO NEAR THE PASS ELEVATION BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WET SNOW OR
SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL
10 TO 20 CM OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE AT THE PASS.
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER SOME
LOCATIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVY
SNOW. TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN WALKING OR DRIVING IN AFFECTED AREAS.
WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
THE SITE HTTPS://SHIFTINTOWINTER.CA/ REMINDS DRIVERS TO KNOW BEFORE
YOU GO. ADJUST TO WINTER DRIVING BEHAVIOUR AND USE WINTER TIRES AND
CHAINS.
ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.DRIVEBC.CA/.
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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