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WOCN18 CWVR 191954
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:54 P.M. PDT MONDAY 19 MAY 2025.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - MERRITT TO KAMLOOPS
OKANAGAN CONNECTOR - MERRITT TO KELOWNA
HIGHWAY 3 - HOPE TO PRINCETON VIA ALLISON PASS
HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
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==DISCUSSION==
WHAT: WET SNOW NEAR HIGHWAY SUMMITS.
WHEN: THIS AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY.
WHERE:
OKANAGAN CONNECTOR - MERRITT TO KELOWNA, HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT
TO KOOTENAY PASS, COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT, COQUIHALLA
HIGHWAY - MERRITT TO KAMLOOPS, AND HIGHWAY 3 - PRINCETON VIA ALLISON
PASS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A COOL AIRMASS HAS SETTLED OVER THE BRITISH COLUMBIA WITH SNOW
FALLING OVER THE INTERIOR HIGHWAY PASSES. SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN TO
1500 METRES AND THE SNOW HAS CHANGED TO RAIN OVER THE SUMMITS ON THE
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY AND HIGHWAY 3 - PRINCETON VIA ALLISON PASS.
MEANWHILE TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR ZERO AND SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL
OVER THE OKANAGAN CONNECTOR - MERRITT TO KELOWNA, AND HIGHWAY 3 -
PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS,
TONIGHT SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO NEAR 1200 METRES AND THE RISK OF
SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN FOR THE COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY, AND
HIGHWAY 3 - PRINCETON VIA ALLISON PASS WITH ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN A
TRACE TO FIVE CENTIMETRES.
OVER PAULSON SUMMIT AND KOOTENAY PASS, WET SNOW WILL START NEAR THE
PASS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS FROM TRACE TO 5 CM ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OVER 5 CM ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY.
PLEASE BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING AS WEATHER CONDITIONS AT
HIGH ELEVATIONS MAY CHANGE QUICKLY. SLOW DOWN AND MAINTAIN A SAFE
FOLLOWING DISTANCE.
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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