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WOCN18 CWVR 051619
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:19 A.M. PDT SUNDAY 5 APRIL 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= HIGHWAY 97 - PINE PASS.
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==DISCUSSION==
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.
WHEN:
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING, WITH HIGHER SNOWFALL IN
THE EVENING.
WHERE:
HIGHWAY 97 - PINE PASS AND B.C. PEACE RIVER.
HAZARDS:
- SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DURING HEAVY SNOWFALL.
- RAPIDLY CHANGING TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
- RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
- LOCAL BLOWING SNOW FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITY.
REMARKS:
A FRONTAL SYSTEM CROSSING NORTHERN B.C. ON MONDAY WILL BRING HEAVY
SNOW TO THE REGION. PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN EARLIER IN THE
DAY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES ON MONDAY
EVENING. DRIVING CONDITIONS AND VISIBILITIES WILL DETERIORATE
QUICKLY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT AS SNOWFALL RATES ARE
EXPECTED TO PEAK WITH UP TO 4 CM PER HOUR.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE
REGION.
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
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