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WWCN19 CWVR 111120
YELLOW WARNING - BLIZZARD
FOR YUKON
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:20 A.M. MST WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - BLIZZARD - FOR:
=NEW= DEMPSTER.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
ARE EXPECTED.
WHEN: THIS MORNING.
WHERE: DEMPSTER HIGHWAY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN
YUKON COMBINED WITH AN ARCTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS PRODUCING
WINDS NEAR 80 KM/H OVER THE DEMPSTER HIGHWAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED
WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GIVE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS
MORNING. WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING WILL BE NEAR MINUS 50. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE LATER THIS MORNING AS WINDS EASE.
TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. ROAD CLOSURES
ARE POSSIBLE.
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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