988
WWCN18 CWVR 141250
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:50 A.M. PST SUNDAY 14 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
=NEW= COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT
=NEW= HIGHWAY 3 - HOPE TO PRINCETON VIA ALLISON PASS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED.
WHAT: RAINFALL AMOUNTS 40 TO 60 MM WITH 80 MM EXPECTED OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN.
WHEN: TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
WHERE: FRASER VALLEY, MANNING - SKAGIT VALLEY, HWY 3 - HOPE TO
PRINCETON VIA ALLISON PASS, COQUIHALLA HWY - HOPE TO MERRITT.
REMARKS: WHILE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL OCCURS TODAY, A STRONGER
FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT BRINGING SIGNIFICANT RAIN TO THE
REGION. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH
FREEZING LEVELS RISING TO 2500 METRES BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS MONDAY MORNING SHIFT TO SOUTHWESTERLY
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO EASE BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES OFF.
WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. SOME TRAVEL
DELAYS ARE POSSIBLE. LANDSLIDES MAY OCCUR IN VULNERABLE AREAS SUCH
AS STEEP SLOPES, DEFORESTED AREAS OR RECENT BURN SCARS. DON'T DRIVE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. WATCH FOR WASHOUTS NEAR RIVERS, CREEKS AND
CULVERTS.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PSPC
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