WOCN19 CWVR 220812
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY
FOR YUKON
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:12 A.M. MST THURSDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2024.
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BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR:
=NEW= SOUTH KLONDIKE HIGHWAY - CARCROSS TO WHITE PASS.

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==DISCUSSION==

POOR VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING IN 
SOME LOCATIONS.

WHEN: NOW TO LATE THURSDAY EVENING. 

WHERE: WHITE PASS. 

HAZARD: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND 
DIFFICULT TRAVEL. 

REMARKS: AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG 
SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 KM/H NEAR WHITE PASS TONIGHT THROUGH 
THURSDAY. THESE WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND AN EXTENDED PERIOD 
OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES, MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. TOTAL SNOWFALL 
AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM ARE EXPECTED BEFORE ENDING THURSDAY NIGHT.

TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY. 
VISIBILITY MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY AND SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. 
BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
YTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)YTSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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