Spring snowfall drops 30 cm on Coquihalla Highway, warnings remain across B.C.

A spring storm system brought significant snowfall to parts of British Columbia overnight, with 30 centimetres recorded on the Coquihalla Highway, according to Environment Canada.

The agency said the accumulation on the major route connecting Metro Vancouver and the Interior was the highest recorded in the province during the event. Travel conditions were affected across several Interior highways as snow continued to fall.

Environment Canada also reported 21 centimetres of snow at Kootenay Pass along Highway 3 between Salmo and Creston. Snowfall warnings remain in effect for parts of southern B.C., including the Kootenay region, where up to 25 additional centimetres could accumulate through Wednesday.

Further snowfall is forecast in mountainous areas, including Kootenay and Yoho national parks, where up to 20 centimetres is by Thursday morning, according to the agency.

In the central Interior, snowfall warnings include Prince George, where about five centimetres is expected before conditions ease later . Heavier snowfall is anticipated near Fort St. James and along Highway 97 north of Prince George, where seven centimetres had already been recorded early Wednesday.