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WWCN18 CWVR 151027
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:27 A.M. PST MONDAY 15 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= HIGHWAY 97 - PINE PASS.
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - REPLACES YELLOW LEVEL WARNING
- FREEZING RAIN - FOR:
HIGHWAY 97 - PINE PASS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
WHAT:
- PATCHY FREEZING RAIN BECOMING SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON
(SOUTH OF PINE PASS)
- HEAVY SNOW 10 TO 20 CM
WHERE:
HIGHWAY 97 - PINE PASS
WHEN:
NOW TO THIS EVENING.
REMARKS:
A FRONTAL SYSTEM IS BRINGING SNOW AND PATCHY FREEZING RAIN TO
SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 97 SOUTH OF PINE PASS. PRECIPITATION OVER THIS
STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY WILL SWITCH BACK TO HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING NORTH OF THE PASS. TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 10 CM SOUTH OF THE PASS TO 20 CM NORTH OF
THE PASS.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. BE VERY CAREFUL IF WALKING OR
DRIVING. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN MULTIPLE TYPES OF
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER (SUCH AS SNOW, FREEZING RAIN, WIND AND RAIN)
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
THE SITE HTTPS://SHIFTINTOWINTER.CA/ REMINDS DRIVERS TO KNOW BEFORE
YOU GO. ADJUST TO WINTER DRIVING BEHAVIOUR AND USE WINTER TIRES AND
CHAINS.
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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