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WOCN18 CWVR 082240
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:40 P.M. PDT MONDAY 8 JUNE 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= OKANAGAN CONNECTOR - MERRITT TO KELOWNA
=NEW= HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOW POSSIBLE OVER SOME HIGHWAY PASSES
WHAT:
TRACE AMOUNTS TO 4 CM OF SNOW
WHEN:
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING TILL WEDNESDAY MORNING
WHERE:
- PENNASK SUMMIT
- KOOTENAY PASS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL PASS OVER SOUTHERN B.C. AND COULD BRING
SOME SNOW TO SOME HIGH ELEVATION HIGHWAY PASSES. SNOW LEVELS ARE SET
TO LOWER TO AROUND 1700 METRES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL LINGER
TILL WEDNESDAY. KOOTENAY PASS IS MOST LIKELY TO SEE POTENTIAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION TUESDAY AFTERNOON, WHEREAS PENNASK SUMMIT IS MORE
LIKELY TO SEE SNOW ACCUMULATION TUESDAY OVERNIGHT.
VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED AT TIMES. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY
CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR
TRAVEL.
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
END/PSPC
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