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WWCN19 CWVR 300824
WIND WARNING
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:24 A.M. MST SATURDAY 30 AUGUST 2025.
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WIND WARNING FOR:
OLD CROW
DEMPSTER.
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==DISCUSSION==
STRONG WINDS THAT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
WHAT: VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 100 KM/H.
WHERE: OLD CROW AND ALONG THE DEMPSTER HIGHWAY IN NORTHERN YUKON.
WHEN: TONIGHT TO SATURDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN YUKON TONIGHT,
BRINGING A PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS. WIND GUSTS MAY
REACH UP TO 100 KM/H LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, SUCH AS TO ROOF SHINGLES AND WINDOWS, MAY
OCCUR. GUSTY WINDS CAN DAMAGE SOFT SHELTERS, TENTS AND AWNINGS AT
OUTDOOR EVENTS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE TOSSED BY THE WIND AND CAUSE
INJURY OR DAMAGE. UTILITY OUTAGES MAY OCCUR.
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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