WWCN19 CWVR 041808
WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:08 A.M. MST SUNDAY 4 MAY 2025.
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WINTER STORM WATCH FOR:
      DEMPSTER.

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==DISCUSSION==

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS RETURN ON MONDAY

WHAT:
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY.

WHEN:
NOON MONDAY TO NOON TUESDAY.

WHERE:
DEMPSTER HIGHWAY NEAR THE RICHARDSON MOUNTAINS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE YUKON ON MONDAY WILL CLASH
WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
GENERATING EXTREME EASTERLY WINDS OF 90 KM/H GUSTING TO 110 ACROSS
THE RICHARDSON MOUNTAINS. COMBINED WITH FALLING OR FRESHLY FALLEN
SNOW, NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS, WILL DEVELOP NEAR NOON ON MONDAY.

WINDS WILL PEAK MONDAY NIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EASING NEAR
NOON ON TUESDAY AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM AND RIDGE WEAKEN ON TUESDAY.

TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SOME
LOCATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP OTHERS INFORMED OF YOUR SCHEDULE
AND DESTINATION AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT AND MOBILE PHONE.

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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)YTSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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