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WWCN11 CWVR 111323
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:23 A.M. PST SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
=NEW= INLAND VANCOUVER ISLAND.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED.
WHERE:
- INLAND VANCOUVER ISLAND
WHEN: TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WHAT:
- 95 TO 135 MM OF RAIN
REMARKS: AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER CONTINUES TO TAKE AIM AT THE SOUTH
COAST THIS TODAY AND MONDAY. OVER INLAND VANCOUVER ISLAND, RAIN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE MAIN BRUNT OF THIS ATMOSPHERIC RIVER
WILL ARRIVE LATER THIS AFTERNOON, BRINGING RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES.
THIS HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR 36 HOURS INTO MONDAY.
OVER THIS TWO DAY PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN, AMOUNTS OF 95 TO 135 MM CAN
BE EXPECTED. THE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO EASE BY MONDAY NIGHT.
WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. VISIBILITY
WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES. RAINFALL WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO RAINFALL
AMOUNTS.
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
END/PSPC
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