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WWCN13 CWVR 181602
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:02 A.M. PST WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2024.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
WEST COLUMBIA
NORTH COLUMBIA
KINBASKET
WEST KOOTENAY
KOOTENAY LAKE.
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==DISCUSSION==
WHERE: TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY - EAGLE PASS TO ROGERS PASS, NORTH
COLUMBIA, KINBASKET, WEST COLUMBIA, KOOTENAY LAKE, WEST KOOTENAY.
WHEN: NOW UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON.
WHAT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 15 TO 20 CM, LOCALLY UP TO 30 CM
POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER ELEVATION.
REMARKS:
A MOISTURE-LADEN PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO PARTS OF
THE SOUTHERN BC INTERIOR. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE NOW TO THIS
AFTERNOON.
SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO RISE THIS MORNING, THEREFORE SOME OF THE
HIGHER ELEVATION COMMUNITIES WILL GET LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS.
BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS.
SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY
BECOME DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. IF VISIBILITY
IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, SLOW DOWN, WATCH FOR TAIL LIGHTS AHEAD AND
BE PREPARED TO STOP.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
BCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)BCSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PSPC
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