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WWCN19 CWVR 072233
BLIZZARD WARNING
FOR YUKON
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:33 P.M. MST SUNDAY 7 APRIL 2024.
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BLIZZARD WARNING FOR:
=NEW= DEMPSTER.
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==DISCUSSION==
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND PERSISTENT VISIBILITY NEAR
ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
WHERE: DEMPSTER HIGHWAY NEAR THE RICHARDSON MOUNTAINS.
WHEN:
TONIGHT AND MONDAY - PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW.
LATE IN THE DAY ON MONDAY TO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING - BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
REMARKS: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY ON MONDAY. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO PERIODS
OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES NEAR THE RICHARDSON
MOUNTAINS.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY ON MONDAY.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR THE RICHARDSON MOUNTAINS ARE FORECAST TO
DEVELOP LATE IN THE DAY ON MONDAY, AND PERSIST INTO EARLY TUESDAY
EVENING.
TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DUE TO REDUCED
VISIBILITY.
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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)YTSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PSPC
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