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WWCN13 CWVR 161239
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:39 A.M. PDT MONDAY 16 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
NORTH OKANAGAN - INCLUDING VERNON
SHUSWAP
NORTH THOMPSON.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES THIS MORNING.
WHEN AND WHAT:
- AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 CM OF SNOW IS FORECAST TO FALL EARLY THIS
MORNING.
WHERE:
- NORTH THOMPSON
- SHUSWAP
- NORTH OKANAGAN
REMARKS:
A FRONTAL SYSTEM COMBINED WITH COOL AIR IS BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW
TO THE REGION. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS REACHED 5 TO 15 CM SUNDAY
NIGHT WITH ANOTHER 5 TO 10 CM FORECAST THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL
TURN TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE
DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL
LIKELY BE REDUCED AT TIMES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL.
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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