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WWCN18 CWVR 120030
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:30 P.M. PST SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
=NEW= COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT
HIGHWAY 3 - HOPE TO PRINCETON VIA ALLISON PASS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
WHERE:
HOPE SLIDE, HIGHWAY 3 NEAR SUNSHINE VALLEY, AND COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY
FROM HOPE TO MERRITT.
WHEN:
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
WHAT:
50 TO 70 MM OF RAIN
REMARKS: AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER AFFECTS THE SOUTH COAST TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN TO THE COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY
AND THE MANNING - SKAGIT VALLEY. THE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO EASE
MONDAY EVENING.
WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. VISIBILITY
WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES. RAINFALL WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO RAINFALL
AMOUNTS.
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
END/PSPC
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