797  
WWCN13 CWVR 181828  
SNOWFALL WARNING  
FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 10:28 A.M. PST WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2024.  
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:  
WEST COLUMBIA  
WEST KOOTENAY  
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
 
SNOWFALL WARNING ENDED FOR:  
NORTH COLUMBIA  
KINBASKET.  
 
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==DISCUSSION==  
 
WHERE: TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY - EAGLE PASS TO ROGERS PASS, WEST  
COLUMBIA, KOOTENAY LAKE, WEST KOOTENAY.  
 
WHEN: NOW TO 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 INTO 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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