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WWCN11 CWVR 210123
RAINFALL WARNING
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:23 P.M. PDT TUESDAY 20 MAY 2025.
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RAINFALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= METRO VANCOUVER - CENTRAL INCLUDING THE CITY OF VANCOUVER
BURNABY AND NEW WESTMINSTER
METRO VANCOUVER - NORTHEAST INCLUDING COQUITLAM AND
MAPLE RIDGE.
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==DISCUSSION==
BRIEF BUT HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED.
A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING.
WHAT: RADAR INDICATES NEAR MORE THAN 25 MM HAS FALLEN IN SOME AREAS
OVER A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
WHERE: THIS LINE OF RAIN IS APPROACHING BELCARRA PARK, AND EXTENDS
SOUTHWESTWARDS INTO THE BRENTWOOD PARK AREA OF BURNABY, AND IS
MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS.
IF VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS AND
MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW-LYING
AREAS IS POSSIBLE.
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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PSPC
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