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WOCN18 CWVR 152006
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:06 P.M. PDT SUNDAY 15 MARCH 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
SEA TO SKY - SQUAMISH TO WHISTLER.
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==DISCUSSION==
PROLONGED ATMOSPHERIC RIVER EVENT BRINGING SNOW AND PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAIN.
WHERE:
-WHISTLER, SEA TO SKY HIGHWAY, NORTH OF BRANDYWINE.
WHEN:
-TONIGHT TO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
IMPACTS:
-SNOW FOLLOWED BY HEAVY RAIN ON SNOW COMBINED WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW
MELT WILL LEAD TO VERY ENHANCED RESPONSES IN RIVER SYSTEMS AND
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.
-EXTENSIVE WATER POOLING ON ROADS AND WASH-OUTS MAY OCCUR.
-ENHANCED RISK OF LANDSLIDES DUE TO SATURATION OF LANDSCAPES.
REMARKS:
AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WILL BEGIN TO MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE SOUTH
COAST LATE TODAY AND WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION UNTIL WEDNESDAY
MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING(SEMICOLON) 10 TO 15 CM CAN BE EXPECTED.
BY MONDAY AFTERNOON, FREEZING LEVELS WILL QUICKLY RISE AND REACH
1500 TO 2000 METRES. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY IN
THE AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PSPC
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