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WWCN18 CWVR 070033
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:33 P.M. PST TUESDAY 6 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY - EAGLE PASS TO ROGERS PASS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 CM IS EXPECTED.
WHERE:
- TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY FROM EAGLE PASS TO ROGERS PASS
WHEN:
NOW UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
REMARKS:
A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH INTERIOR BC CONTINUES TO BRING HEAVY
SNOW TO THE REGION LATE OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ALONG TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY FROM EAGLE PASS TO ROGERS PASS, 10 MORE
CMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT BRINGING TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO 20
CM.
SNOW, AT TIMES HEAVY, WILL EASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE
SYSTEM PASSES.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED
AT TIMES. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.
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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