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WWCN11 CWVR 141207
RAINFALL WARNING
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:07 A.M. PDT THURSDAY 14 AUGUST 2025.
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RAINFALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= METRO VANCOUVER - NORTH SHORE INCLUDING WEST VANCOUVER AND
NORTH VANCOUVER
=NEW= METRO VANCOUVER - NORTHEAST INCLUDING COQUITLAM AND
MAPLE RIDGE
=NEW= HOWE SOUND
=NEW= SUNSHINE COAST - GIBSONS TO EARLS COVE.
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==DISCUSSION==
RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED.
WHAT:
50 MM OF RAIN, LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF 80 MM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
WHEN:
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
HAZARDS:
- POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN
- WATER POOLING ON ROADWAYS WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF HYDROPLANING
- SUDDEN RISES IN WATER LEVELS IN CREEKS AND RIVERS
WHERE:
METRO VANCOUVER - NORTH SHORE INCLUDING WEST VANCOUVER AND NORTH
VANCOUVER, METRO VANCOUVER - NORTHEAST INCLUDING COQUITLAM AND MAPLE
RIDGE, SQUAMISH, BOWEN ISLAND, GIBSONS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
AN UNSEASONABLY MOISTURE-LADEN FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE B.C.
SOUTH COAST ON FRIDAY BRINGING HEAVY RAIN. THE WARM FRONT ARRIVES
FRIDAY MORNING WITH RAIN AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE COLD FRONT
ARRIVES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL BRING THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL RATES
DURING THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE.
THE RAIN WILL END LATE EVENING ON THE SUNSHINE COAST AND AFTER
MIDNIGHT ACROSS EASTERN METRO VANCOUVER.
RECREATIONALISTS ARE ADVISED TO BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDEN
RISES IN RIVER AND CREEK LEVELS IN RESPONSE TO THE HEAVY RAIN OVER
THE MOUNTAINS. HEAVY RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE WILL RESULT
IN POOR VISIBILITY AND AN INCREASED RISK OF HYDROPLANING.
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.
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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