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WOCN18 CWVR 201819
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:19 A.M. PDT FRIDAY 20 JUNE 2025.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT
=NEW= OKANAGAN CONNECTOR - MERRITT TO KELOWNA
=NEW= HIGHWAY 3 - HOPE TO PRINCETON VIA ALLISON PASS
=NEW= HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
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==DISCUSSION==
POSSIBLE WET SNOW OVER HIGH ELEVATION HIGHWAY PASSES.
WHAT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF TRACE TO 4 CM.
WHEN: OVERNIGHT TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
WHERE:
-COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT
-OKANAGAN CONNECTOR - MERRITT TO KELOWNA
-HIGHWAY 3 - HOPE TO PRINCETON VIA ALLISON PASS
-HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL SETTLE OVER SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND
BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A POSSIBILITY OF WET SNOW OVER THE
HIGHWAY SUMMITS.
BECAUSE OF THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THE SYSTEM, SNOW LEVELS MAY
TEMPORARILY LOWER TO 1200-1600 METRES AS INTENSE BANDS OF
PRECIPITATION MOVE THROUGH. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY
VARIABLE DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. TRACE TO 4 CM CAN BE EXPECTED
TONIGHT TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS.
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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