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WWCN18 CWVR 070034
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:34 P.M. PST TUESDAY 6 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CM IS EXPECTED.
WHERE: HIGHWAY 3 - NEAR KOOTENAY PASS.
WHEN: NOW UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING
REMARKS: A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH INTERIOR BC CONTINUES TO
BRING HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL EASE ON 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. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL.
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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