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WWCN19 CWVR 101250
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:50 A.M. MST SATURDAY 10 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
SOUTH KLONDIKE HIGHWAY - CARCROSS TO WHITE PASS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MODERATE
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
WHAT:
- HEAVY SNOW WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 40 CM POSSIBLE.
- STRONG WINDS REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
WHEN: NOW TO SUNDAY MORNING.
WHERE: SOUTH KLONDIKE HIGHWAY - CARCROSS TO WHITE PASS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
AN INTENSE FRONTAL SYSTEM IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
THE REGION. IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM, SNOW, AT TIMES HEAVY, AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE NEAR WHITE PASS TODAY AND THEN EASE
SUNDAY MORNING.
TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN MULTIPLE TYPES OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
(SUCH AS SNOW, FREEZING RAIN, WIND AND RAIN) ARE EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
YTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)YTSTORM.
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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