WWCN18 CWVR 171440
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:40 A.M. PST TUESDAY 17 DECEMBER 2024.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= OKANAGAN CONNECTOR - MERRITT TO KELOWNA.

SNOWFALL WARNING ENDED FOR:
      COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT.

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==DISCUSSION==

WHERE: OKANAGAN CONNECTOR - MERRITT TO KELOWNA. 

WHEN: THIS AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

WHAT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 15 TO 20 CM 

HAZARDS: 
- NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW IN WIND-PRONE AREAS. 

REMARKS: 
A MOISTURE-LADEN PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO PARTS OF 
THE SOUTHERN BC INTERIOR. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND 
WILL EASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS. ALONG WITH THE 
SNOW, THERE IS A RISK OF BLOWING SNOW, WITH GUSTY WINDS REACHING UP 
TO 50 KM/H EXPECTED TONIGHT.

BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. 
SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY 
BECOME DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. IF VISIBILITY 
IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, SLOW DOWN, WATCH FOR TAIL LIGHTS AHEAD AND 
BE PREPARED TO STOP. 

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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