WWCN19 CWVR 040126

YELLOW WARNING - BLIZZARD

FOR YUKON

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 6:26 P.M. MST TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - BLIZZARD - FOR:

      DEMPSTER.



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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MODERATE



==DISCUSSION==



BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND PERSISTENT VISIBILITY NEAR 

ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED.



WHAT: BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS WEEK. 



WHEN: NOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 



WHERE: DEMPSTER HIGHWAY, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE RICHARDSON MOUNTAINS. 



REMARKS: A STATIONARY BEAUFORT HIGH COMBINED WITH SEVERAL LOW 

PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CREATE 

FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS FOR STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ALONG THE 

DEMPSTER HIGHWAY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 100 KM/H, TOGETHER WITH PERIODS 

OF FALLING SNOW, WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO 

VISIBILITY. TEMPERATURES ALSO HOVER AROUND THE LOW MINUS TWENTIES 

WITH WIND CHILLS OF -35 TO -40 INCREASING THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA 

AND FROST BITE.



AVOID TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST 

TRAVEL, HAVE AN EMERGENCY PLAN. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WIND, COLD AND 

DISORIENTATION BY STAYING SHELTERED, INDOORS OR WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 



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. 



FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: 

HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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