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WWCN13 CWVR 161732
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:32 A.M. PDT MONDAY 16 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
CASSIAR MOUNTAINS
WATSON LAKE
TESLIN
ATLIN.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM IS EXPECTED.
WHAT:
HEAVY SNOW WITH LOCAL BLOWING SNOW.
WHEN:
NOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
WHERE:
TESLIN, ATLIN, WATSON LAKE, CASSIAR MOUNTAINS, ALASKA HIGHWAY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A FRONTAL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPACT NORTHERN B.C. AND SOUTHEASTERN
YUKON THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REACH 10 TO 20
CM BY MIDDAY. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
CONTINUE GIVING LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY AFTERNOON FOR MOST AREAS,
HOWEVER PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON
FOR CASSIAR AND WATSON LAKE.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO
ACCUMULATING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED AT TIMES.
PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
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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