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WWCN19 CWVR 052302
BLIZZARD WARNING
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:02 P.M. MST MONDAY 5 MAY 2025.
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BLIZZARD WARNING FOR:
DEMPSTER.
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==DISCUSSION==
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
WHAT:
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY.
WHEN:
NOW UNTIL MIDDAY TUESDAY.
WHERE:
DEMPSTER HIGHWAY NEAR THE RICHARDSON MOUNTAINS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING NORTHWARDS
ACROSS THE CENTRAL YUKON, COMBINED WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, IS GENERATING EXTREME EASTERLY WINDS
OF 90 KM/H GUSTING TO 110 ACROSS THE RICHARDSON MOUNTAINS. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL GIVE NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW
RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
WINDS WILL PEAK TONIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EASING NEAR NOON ON
TUESDAY AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM AND RIDGE BOTH WEAKEN.
TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
VISIBILITY WILL BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
YTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)YTSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PSPC
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