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WWCN11 CWVR 120044
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:44 P.M. PST SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - NANOOSE BAY TO FANNY BAY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A LONG EPISODE OF RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED.
RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED.
WHERE:
- EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - NANOOSE BAY TO FANNY BAY
WHEN: NOW UNTIL MONDAY.
WHAT:
- 75 TO 100 MM OF RAIN
REMARKS: AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WILL TAKES AIM AT THE SOUTH COAST
TODAY. OVER EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND, RAIN WILL DEVELOP IN THE MORNING
AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY. THIS HEAVY RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR 36 HOURS INTO MONDAY. OVER THIS TWO DAY
PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN, AMOUNTS 75 TO 100 MM CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN
QUALICUM BEACH AND FANNY BAY. THE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED EASE BY
MONDAY NIGHT.
WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. VISIBILITY
WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES. RAINFALL WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO RAINFALL
AMOUNTS.
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
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