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WWCN11 CWVR 301225
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:25 A.M. PST TUESDAY 30 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING KITIMAT.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A LONG EPISODE OF RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, CONTINUES.
WHAT: TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 120 MM.
WHERE: NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING KITIMAT.
WHEN: NOW TO TONIGHT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO STALL OVER THE NORTH COAST
BRINGING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN TO KITIMAT AND THE SURROUNDING
AREAS.
NEAR 90 MM OF RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED SINCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 20 TO 30 MM ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE
RAIN EASES TO PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN TONIGHT.
WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. VISIBILITY
WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES. LANDSLIDES MAY OCCUR IN
VULNERABLE AREAS SUCH AS STEEP SLOPES, DEFORESTED AREAS OR RECENT
BURN SCARS. WATCH FOR WASHOUTS NEAR RIVERS, CREEKS AND CULVERTS.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
BCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)BCSTORM.
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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