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WWCN19 CWVR 081147
BLIZZARD WARNING
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:47 A.M. MST MONDAY 8 APRIL 2024.
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BLIZZARD WARNING FOR:
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:
TODAY - PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW.
THIS EVENING TO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING - BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
EXPECTED.
IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
REMARKS: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. 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 TODAY.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR THE RICHARDSON MOUNTAINS ARE FORECAST TO
DEVELOP THIS EVENING, 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
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