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WWCN11 CWVR 121247
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:47 A.M. PST MONDAY 12 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
WEST VANCOUVER ISLAND.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, CONTINUES.
WHERE:
WEST VANCOUVER ISLAND
WHEN:
NOW TO TONIGHT
WHAT:
NEAR 170 TO 250 MM OF RAIN
REMARKS:
AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER CONTINUES TO BRING RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, TO THE
REGION. NEAR 120 TO 190 MM OF RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 50 TO 80 ARE EXPECTED
BEFORE THE HEAVY RAIN EASES TO PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN TONIGHT.
WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. VISIBILITY
WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES. 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
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