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WWCN18 CWVR 142346
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:46 P.M. PDT TUESDAY 14 APRIL 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CM IS EXPECTED.
WHERE: HIGHWAY 3 - NEAR KOOTENAY PASS.
WHEN: FROM NOW UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
REMARKS: A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE PROVINCE
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. LOW FREEZING LEVELS MEAN PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL AS SNOW OVER THE HIGHWAY PASSES. SNOW WILL PERSIST TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW MORNING, EASING TEMPORARILY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, BEFORE A
FINAL BURST OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING.
SNOW WILL ALSO IMPACT PAULSON SUMMIT BUT WILL END EARLIER THAN
KOOTENAY PASS AND TOTAL AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESS. A TOTAL OF 10 TO
15 CM IS FORECAST.
OTHER HAZARDS: STRONG WINDS AT TIMES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND
GIVE LIMITED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL. IF
DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS, SLOW DOWN AND MAINTAIN A SAFE
FOLLOWING DISTANCE.
WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
THE SITE HTTPS://SHIFTINTOWINTER.CA/ REMINDS DRIVERS TO KNOW BEFORE
YOU GO. ADJUST TO WINTER DRIVING BEHAVIOUR AND USE WINTER TIRES AND
CHAINS.
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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