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WOCN18 CWVR 270059
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:59 P.M. PDT WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2025.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
MALAHAT HIGHWAY - GOLDSTREAM TO MILL BAY.
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==DISCUSSION==
THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS TONIGHT
WHAT:
- THUNDERSTORMS, SOME POSSIBLY STRONG
- HEAVY DOWNPOURS
- STRONG WIND GUSTS (UP TO 70 KM/H)
- SMALL HAIL
HAZARDS:
- WATER POOLING ON ROADS
- SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY RAIN
- INCREASED RISK OF DEBRIS FLOWS OR LANDSLIDES
WHEN:
TONIGHT.
WHERE:
METRO VANCOUVER, FRASER VALLEY, GREATER VICTORIA, MALAHAT HIGHWAY,
SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A WIDESPREAD RISK OF HEAVY RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH COAST TONIGHT, LASTING INTO THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD.
THE GREATEST THREAT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE STRONG WIND GUSTS
UP TO 70 KM/H, AND HEAVY RAINFALL RATES. THERE'S A VERY SMALL CHANCE
OF LARGE HAIL (2CM OR GREATER) FOR AREAS NEAR THE U.S. BORDER SUCH
AS LANGLEY TOWNSHIP, ALDERGROVE AND ABBOTSFORD.
SHOWERS AND THE RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL END THURSDAY MORNING.
WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
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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