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WWCN18 CWVR 142124
ORANGE WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:24 P.M. PST SUNDAY 14 DECEMBER 2025.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT
HIGHWAY 3 - HOPE TO PRINCETON VIA ALLISON PASS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED.
WHAT: RAINFALL AMOUNTS 60 MM TO 80 MM.
WHEN: TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
WHERE: 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.
LOCALIZED FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.
TRAVEL DELAYS AND/OR CANCELLATIONS ARE LIKELY. LANDSLIDES MAY OCCUR
IN VULNERABLE AREAS SUCH AS STEEP SLOPES, DEFORESTED AREAS OR RECENT
BURN SCARS. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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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