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WOCN18 CWVR 091209
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:09 A.M. PDT TUESDAY 9 JUNE 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
OKANAGAN CONNECTOR - MERRITT TO KELOWNA
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:
THIS MORNING UNTIL 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 TODAY AND WILL LINGER UNTIL
WEDNESDAY. KOOTENAY PASS IS MOST LIKELY TO SEE POTENTIAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON, WHEREAS PENNASK SUMMIT IS MORE LIKELY
TO SEE SNOW ACCUMULATION TONIGHT.
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
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