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WWCN18 CWVR 121304
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:04 A.M. PST MONDAY 12 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
SEA TO SKY - SQUAMISH TO WHISTLER.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A LONG EPISODE OF RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, CONTINUES.
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
- SEA TO SKY HIGHWAY
WHEN:
NOW TO TONIGHT
WHAT:
- 75 TO 150 MM OF RAIN OVER METRO VANCOUVER REGIONS
- 150 TO 200 MM OVER HOWE SOUND
REMARKS:
AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER CONTINUES TO BRING RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, TO THE
REGION. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL EASE TONIGHT AS THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER
SHIFTS NORTH AND WEAKENS. HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED OVER
HOWE SOUND AND THE NORTH SHORE MOUNTAINS.
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.
WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.DRIVEBC.CA/.
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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