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WWCN18 CWVR 151057
ORANGE WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:57 A.M. PST MONDAY 15 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: TODAY.
WHERE: MANNING - SKAGIT VALLEY, HWY 3 - HOPE TO PRINCETON VIA
ALLISON PASS, COQUIHALLA HWY - HOPE TO MERRITT.
REMARKS: A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM IS BRINGING SIGNIFICANT RAIN TO THE
REGION. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH FREEZING LEVELS RISING
TO 2500 METRES BY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS
THIS MORNING SHIFT TO SOUTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON.
THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO EASE EARLY THIS 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
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