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WWCN13 CWVR 060550
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:50 P.M. PDT SUNDAY 5 APRIL 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
=NEW= B.C. PEACE RIVER.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM IS EXPECTED.
WHEN:
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING, WITH HIGHER SNOWFALL IN
THE EVENING.
WHERE:
B.C. PEACE RIVER (MAINLY LOCALIZED FROM DAWSON CREEK TO FORT ST.
JOHN).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A FRONTAL SYSTEM CROSSING NORTHERN B.C. ON MONDAY WILL BRING HEAVY
SNOW TO THE REGION, WITH THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED NEAR FORT ST.
JOHN.
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 3 CM PER HOUR.
FORT ST. JOHN COULD SEE 10 TO 20 CM BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING, WHEREAS
DAWSON CREEK MAY SEE UP TO 10 CM. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION.
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.
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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