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WWCN11 CWVR 160355
RAINFALL WARNING
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:55 P.M. PDT FRIDAY 15 AUGUST 2025.
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RAINFALL WARNING FOR:
METRO VANCOUVER - CENTRAL INCLUDING THE CITY OF VANCOUVER
BURNABY AND NEW WESTMINSTER
METRO VANCOUVER - NORTH SHORE INCLUDING WEST VANCOUVER AND
NORTH VANCOUVER
METRO VANCOUVER - NORTHEAST INCLUDING COQUITLAM AND
MAPLE RIDGE
FRASER VALLEY - WEST INCLUDING ABBOTSFORD.
RAINFALL WARNING ENDED FOR:
HOWE SOUND
SUNSHINE COAST - GIBSONS TO EARLS COVE.
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==DISCUSSION==
RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, CONTINUES.
WHAT:
50 MM OF RAIN, LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF 80 MM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
WHEN:
TONIGHT.
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, METRO VANCOUVER - CENTRAL INCLUDING THE CITY OF VANCOUVER,
BURNABY AND NEW WESTMINSTER, FRASER VALLEY - WEST INCLUDING
ABBOTSFORD.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
AN UNSEASONABLY MOISTURE-LADEN FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE B.C.
SOUTH COAST TODAY BRINGING HEAVY RAIN. THE WARM FRONT ARRIVES THIS
MORNING WITH RAIN AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BRING THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL RATES DURING THE
AFTERNOON COMMUTE.
THE RAIN WILL END LATE THIS EVENING ON THE SUNSHINE COAST AND AFTER
MIDNIGHT ACROSS EASTERN METRO VANCOUVER AND FRASER VALLEY.
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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