WWCN18 CWVR 171442
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:42 A.M. PST TUESDAY 17 DECEMBER 2024.
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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT.

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==DISCUSSION==

WHERE: COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT. 

WHEN: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

WHAT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 30 CM 

HAZARDS: 
- SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS 
DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. 
- NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. 
- POTENTIAL FOR TRANSPORTATION DELAYS. 

REMARKS: 
A MOISTURE-LADEN PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO 
PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN BC INTERIOR. SNOWFALL ALONG THE COQUIHALLA 
HIGHWAY FROM HOPE TO MERRITT WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND 
CONTINUE UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING, GRADUALLY EASING AS THE 
SYSTEM MOVES OUT. ALONG WITH THE SNOW, THERE IS A RISK OF FREEZING 
RAIN OVERNIGHT AND BLOWING SNOW, WITH GUSTY WINDS REACHING UP TO 60 
KM/H EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW.

POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO TRANSPORTATION DELAYS. 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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