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WOCN18 CWVR 181125
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:25 A.M. PDT SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER 2025.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
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==DISCUSSION==
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.
WHERE: HIGH ELEVATION PASSES, PARTICULARLY KOOTENAY PASS AND PAULSON
SUMMIT.
WHEN: BEGINNING THIS EVENING TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
WHAT: A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
WILL DROP TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. THIS IS COMBINED WITH MOISTURE ALOFT
AND LIKELY TO RESULT IN SNOW OVER THE HIGH ELEVATION HIGHWAY PASSES.
AMOUNT: ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10-15 CM IN THIS STORM.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE VARIABLE.
HAZARDS: SNOW MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS AND VISIBILITIES MAY
BE GREATLY REDUCED, LEADING TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.DRIVEBC.CA/
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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