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WOCN18 CWVR 211705
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:05 A.M. PDT SATURDAY 21 JUNE 2025.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED FOR:
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT
OKANAGAN CONNECTOR - MERRITT TO KELOWNA
HIGHWAY 3 - HOPE TO PRINCETON VIA ALLISON PASS.
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==DISCUSSION==
POSSIBLE WET SNOW OVER KOOTENAY PASS.
WHAT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF TRACE TO 4 CM.
WHEN: NOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
WHERE: HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
AN UPPER DISTURBANCE OVER SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA IS BRINGING
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND A POSSIBILITY OF WET SNOW
OVER THE HIGHWAY SUMMIT.
BECAUSE OF THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THE SYSTEM, SNOW LEVELS MAY
TEMPORARILY LOWER TO 1600-2000 METRES AS INTENSE BANDS OF
PRECIPITATION MOVE THROUGH. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY
VARIABLE DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. TRACE TO 4 CM CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS 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
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