WWCN19 CWVR 131059
BLIZZARD WARNING
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:59 A.M. MST FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER 2024.
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BLIZZARD WARNING FOR:
      DEMPSTER.

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==DISCUSSION==

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WINDS AND FREQUENT VISIBILITIES NEAR 
ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. 

WHERE: DEMPSTER. 

WHEN: THIS MORNING. 

HAZARD: POOR VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN ONE-HALF KILOMETRE. 

REMARKS: VERY STRONG WINDS FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST COMBINED WITH 
FALLING SNOW WILL GIVE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE DEMPSTER HIGHWAY 
THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE RICHARDSON 
MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TODAY, BUT STRONG WINDS WILL 
PERSIST UNTIL SATURDAY WITH LOCAL BLOWING SNOW LIKELY.

TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO 
NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING 
TRAVEL 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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