WWCN18 CWVR 071344
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:44 A.M. PST SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER 2024.
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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
      TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY - EAGLE PASS TO ROGERS PASS.

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==DISCUSSION==

HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

WHERE: TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY - EAGLE PASS TO ROGERS PASS. 

WHEN: NOW UNTIL THIS EVENING. 

HAZARDS / IMPACTS: 
- CHANGEABLE DRIVING CONDITIONS 
- REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW 

REMARKS: A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING A SNOW STORM TO 
TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY - EAGLE PASS TO ROGERS PASS. SNOWFALL WILL 
PERSIST UNTIL THIS EVENING WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 20 
TO 30 CM.

SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY 
BECOME DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. 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

END/PSPC