WWCN19 CWVR 100726
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:26 A.M. MST FRIDAY 10 JANUARY 2025.
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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
      SOUTH KLONDIKE HIGHWAY - CARCROSS TO WHITE PASS
      HAINES ROAD - HAINES JUNCTION TO PLEASANT CAMP.

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==DISCUSSION==

HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

WHAT: HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY. 

WHEN: TONIGHT. 

WHERE: SOUTH KLONDIKE HIGHWAY, FROM CARCROSS TO WHITE PASS, HAINES 
ROAD FROM PLEASANT CAMP TO HAINES JUNCTION. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING 
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL, CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 
UP TO 40 CM ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY, STRONG 
WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 KM/H WILL BRING AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY 
IN BLOWING SNOW.

CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER SOME 
LOCATIONS. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL 
CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT 
TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

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