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WWCN19 CWVR 160925
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:25 A.M. MST MONDAY 16 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
WATSON LAKE
TESLIN
CASSIAR MOUNTAINS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM IS EXPECTED.
WHAT:
HEAVY SNOW WITH LOCAL BLOWING SNOW.
WHEN:
THIS MORNING.
WHERE:
TESLIN, ATLIN, WATSON LAKE, CASSIAR MOUNTAINS, ALASKA HIGHWAY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A FRONTAL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPACT NORTHERN B.C. AND SOUTHEASTERN
YUKON THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REACH 10 TO 20
CM BY MIDDAY. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
CONTINUE GIVING LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY FOR MOST AREAS, HOWEVER
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON FOR CASSIAR
AND WATSON LAKE.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO
ACCUMULATING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED AT TIMES.
PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL.
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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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