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WWCN18 CWVR 221118
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:18 A.M. PST SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2025.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CM IS EXPECTED.
WHERE: HIGHWAY 3 - KOOTENAY PASS.
WHEN: TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY.
REMARKS: MULTIPLE PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE PUSHING INTO B.C.
CREATING MESSY AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECIPITATION RATES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
EXPECTED FOR KOOTENAY PASS AND RAIN FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. NEAR
15 CM OF WET SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE PASS BY SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 CM OF WET SNOW AT THE PASS.
PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL 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, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN A SAFE
FOLLOWING DISTANCE.
WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
THE SITE HTTPS://SHIFTINTOWINTER.CA/ REMINDS DRIVERS TO KNOW BEFORE
YOU GO. ADJUST TO WINTER DRIVING BEHAVIOUR AND USE WINTER TIRES AND
CHAINS.
ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.DRIVEBC.CA/.
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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)BCSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PSPC
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