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WWCN13 CWVR 151043
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:43 A.M. PDT SUNDAY 15 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
=NEW= NORTH COLUMBIA
=NEW= KINBASKET.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CM IS EXPECTED.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW.
WHEN: LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
WHERE:
- NORTH COLUMBIA
- KINBASKET
REMARKS:
A FRONTAL SYSTEM COMBINED WITH COOL AIR WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW
TO THE REGION. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
INTENSIFY INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOWFALL AMOUNT FOR TONIGHT IS
EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 CM, WITH ANOTHER 5 TO 10 CM EXPECTED MONDAY
MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TURN TO RAIN BY LATE MONDAY MORNING OR EARLY
MONDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM.
ADDITIONALLY, RAINFALL MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY, IN
COMBINATION WITH SNOWMELT AND FREEZING LEVELS RISING TO NEAR 2000
METRES, COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING IN VALLEYS AND IN LOW LYING
AREAS.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO
ACCUMULATING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED AT TIMES.
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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PSPC
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