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WWCN19 CWVR 022343
ORANGE WARNING - BLIZZARD
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:43 P.M. MST TUESDAY 2 DECEMBER 2025.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - BLIZZARD - FOR:
DEMPSTER.
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IMPACT LEVEL: EXTREME
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND PERSISTENT VISIBILITY NEAR
ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE.
WHAT:
- HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
- VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW
WHEN:
NOW TO WEDNESDAY EVENING
WHERE:
DEMPSTER HIGHWAY NEAR THE RICHARDSON MOUNTAINS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
FALLING SNOW AND EASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 80 KM/H WILL GENERATE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE DEMPSTER HIGHWAY NEAR THE RICHARDSON
MOUNTAINS UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO
IN BLOWING SNOW.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL EASE WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE WIND
SUBSIDES.
TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND/OR IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO
NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. ROAD CLOSURES
ARE LIKELY.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
YTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)YTSTORM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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