WWCN18 CWVR 070155
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:55 P.M. PST FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER 2024.
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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
      YELLOWHEAD HIGHWAY - TETE JAUNE CACHE TO THE ALBERTA BORDER.

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==DISCUSSION==

HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

WHERE: YELLOWHEAD HIGHWAY - TETE JAUNE CACHE TO THE ALBERTA BORDER. 

WHEN: NOW THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION: 25 CM OVER WESTERN SECTIONS, 10 TO 15 CM OVER 
EASTERN SECTIONS. 

HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOWFALL CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. POOR 
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. 

REMARKS: A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL GIVE SNOW TO THE B.C. 
INTERIOR. SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY EVENING AS 
ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM REINFORCES THE SNOW. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG HIGHWAY 
16(SEMICOLON) WESTERN SECTIONS SUCH AS NEAR ROBSON AND TETE JAUNE 
CACHE WILL SEE TOTAL AMOUNTS NEAR 25 CENTIMETRES, WHEREAS EASTERN 
AREAS CAN EXPECT CLOSER TO 10 TO 15 CENTIMETRES.

RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER SOME 
LOCATIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVY 
SNOW. 

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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)BCSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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