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WWCN13 CWVR 241030
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:30 A.M. PST WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
=NEW= NORTH COLUMBIA
=NEW= KINBASKET
=NEW= YELLOWHEAD.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 CM IS EXPECTED.
WHEN:
MIDDAY TODAY UNTIL LATER TONIGHT.
WHERE:
COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY 5 FROM MCMURPHY TO YELLOWHEAD PASS, AND
KINBASKET.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM SOUTHERN B.C WILL BRING SNOW TO
THE COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY 5, WHICH INCLUDE BLUE RIVER, VALEMOUNT
AND HIGHWAY 16 FROM TETE JAUNE CACHE TO THE ALBERTA BORDER. THE
SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES, WILL BEGIN MIDDAY TODAY, AND CONTINUE INTO
LATER THIS EVENING BEFORE EASING ON CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
OF 10 TO 15 CM ARE EXPECTED BY CHRISTMAS MORNING, WITH THE HIGHER
AMOUNTS EXPECTED NEAR THE BLUE RIVER AREA AND MICA DAM.
VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED AT TIMES. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY
CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE
DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES.
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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