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WWCN11 CWVR 101859
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:59 A.M. PST SATURDAY 10 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
=NEW= METRO VANCOUVER - CENTRAL INCLUDING THE CITY OF VANCOUVER
BURNABY AND NEW WESTMINSTER
=NEW= METRO VANCOUVER - NORTH SHORE INCLUDING WEST VANCOUVER AND
NORTH VANCOUVER
=NEW= METRO VANCOUVER - NORTHEAST INCLUDING COQUITLAM AND
MAPLE RIDGE
=NEW= METRO VANCOUVER - SOUTHEAST INCLUDING SURREY AND LANGLEY
=NEW= HOWE SOUND.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A LONG EPISODE OF RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED.
WHERE:
- METRO VANCOUVER - SOUTHEAST INCLUDING SURREY AND LANGLEY,
- METRO VANCOUVER - CENTRAL INCLUDING BURNABY AND NEW WESTMINSTER,
- METRO VANCOUVER - NORTHEAST INCLUDING COQUITLAM AND MAPLE RIDGE,
- METRO VANCOUVER - NORTH SHORE INCLUDING WEST VANCOUVER AND NORTH
VANCOUVER
- HOWE SOUND
WHEN: TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WHAT:
- 75 TO 125 MM OF RAIN
REMARKS: AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WILL TAKE AIM AT THE SOUTH COAST THIS
WEEKEND. LIGHT RAIN HAS BEGUN TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY. HOWEVER, THE MAIN BRUNT OF THIS ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WILL ARRIVE
ON SUNDAY, BRINGING RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES. THIS HEAVY RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR 36 TO 48 HOURS INTO MONDAY. OVER THIS TWO
DAY PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN, AMOUNTS OF 75 TO 125 MM CAN BE EXPECTED,
WITH POTENTIALLY MORE NEAR THE NORTH SHORE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIER
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO EASE BY MONDAY NIGHT.
WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. SOME TRAVEL
DELAYS ARE POSSIBLE. LANDSLIDES MAY OCCUR IN VULNERABLE AREAS SUCH
AS STEEP SLOPES, DEFORESTED AREAS OR RECENT BURN SCARS.
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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