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WWCN11 CWVR 111309
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:09 A.M. PST SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - 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
METRO VANCOUVER - SOUTHEAST INCLUDING SURREY AND LANGLEY
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: NOW THROUGH MONDAY.
WHAT:
- 75 TO 150 MM OF RAIN
REMARKS: AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER CONTINUES TO TAKE AIM AT THE SOUTH
COAST THIS WEEKEND AND MONDAY. THE MAIN BRUNT OF THIS ATMOSPHERIC
RIVER WILL ARRIVES TODAY, 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 150 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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