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WWCN13 CWVR 181611
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:11 A.M. PST WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2024.
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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
ELK VALLEY.
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==DISCUSSION==
WHERE: ELK VALLEY - NEAR FERNIE.
WHEN: NOW TO THIS AFTERNOON
WHAT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 20 TO 30 CM.
HAZARDS:
- SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE.
- NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOWFALL.
- POTENTIAL FOR TRANSPORTATION DELAYS.
REMARKS:
A MOISTURE-LADEN PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO
PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN BC INTERIOR. SNOW OVER FERNIE WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS MORNING, AND EASING AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN WALKING OR DRIVING IN AFFECTED AREAS. 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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