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WWCN19 CWVR 301213
YELLOW WARNING - BLIZZARD
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:13 A.M. MST FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - BLIZZARD - FOR:
DEMPSTER.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
WHAT:
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND FALLING
SNOW. WIND GUSTS UP TO 100 KM/H.
WHEN:
THIS MORNING.
WHERE:
DEMPSTER HIGHWAY, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE RICHARDSON MOUNTAINS.
REMARKS:
A PERSISTENT BEAUFORT HIGH COMBINED WITH SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA IS CREATING FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS
FOR STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ALONG THE DEMPSTER HIGHWAY,
PARTICULARLY NEAR THE RICHARDSON MOUNTAINS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 100
KM/H, TOGETHER WITH OCCASIONAL FALLING SNOW, WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE THIS MORNING.
TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. ROAD CLOSURES
ARE POSSIBLE. IF DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS, SLOW DOWN AND
MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WIND, COLD
AND DISORIENTATION BY STAYING SHELTERED, INDOORS OR WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.
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
END/PSPC
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