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special weather statement in effect — Highway 3 - Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass, Canada

Event time: Last updated: 30 min ago Canada
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Windy conditions continue.

What:
- Sudden gusty winds of 60 to 80 km/h.

When:
Today.

Where:
- Coquihalla Highway - Hope to Kamloops
- Highway 97C - Okanagan Connector
- Highway 3 - Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass
- Manning - Skagit Valley
- Similkameen
- Nicola
- 100 Mile
- Chilcotin
- Cariboo
- Prince George
- Stuart - Nechako
- Lakes District
- Yellowhead
- Yellowhead Highway - Tete Jaune Cache to the Alberta Border

Impacts:
- Possible localized utility outages
- Possible fallen branches
- High profile vehicles should take caution in high winds

Additional information:
In the wake of the passing cold front, windy conditions continue over parts of the B.C. Interior. Westerly winds gusting to 60 to 80 km/h will gradually ease late this afternoon.

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Weather in the mountains can change suddenly resulting in hazardous driving conditions.

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@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #BCStorm.

Measurements

Coordinates49.2934, -120.8636
RegionHighway 3 - Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass
Location Precisionpolygon
Issuing AuthorityCanada — ca-msc-xx
Cap UrgencyImmediate
Cap CertaintyPossible
Cap Expires2026-10-18T08:02:13-00:00

Official source

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Severity as published by WMO Alert Hub (national weather services).

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