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WWCN13 CWVR 012149
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:49 P.M. PDT SATURDAY 1 AUGUST 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
=NEW= B.C. NORTH PEACE RIVER
FORT NELSON.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED.
WHAT: NEAR 50 MM OF RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS.
WHEN: THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WHERE: NEAR SIKANNI CHIEF, PINK MOUNTAIN, WONOWON, HUDSON'S HOPE AND
HIGHWAY 97.
REMARKS: A WEATHER SYSTEM IS BRINGING HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION SOUTH
OF FORT NELSON AND SECTIONS OF THE B.C. NORTH PEACE RIVER NEAR THE
ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND
WILL EASE ON SUNDAY MORNING.
WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. VISIBILITY
WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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 SOCIAL MEDIA USING
(HASH)BCSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PSPC
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