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WOCN18 CWVR 201358
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:58 A.M. PDT TUESDAY 20 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: NOW UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON.
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 BRITISH COLUMBIA WITH SNOW FALLING
OVER THE INTERIOR HIGHWAY PASSES.
SNOW LEVELS HAVE LOWERED 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 END BY THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM TRACE TO 5 CM ARE EXPECTED.
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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