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High Streamflow Advisories Hold Across B.C. Coast as Multi-Day Rains Swell Rivers

Forecast confidence is reduced due to limited data access during ongoing job action.

The first heavy rain of the season is expected to arrive in the Lower Mainland on Friday evening.

Overview

  • Advisories remain in effect for the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and other coastal areas, with officials tracking rapid river rises.
  • The River Forecast Centre is maintaining advisories for the Kingcome and Wakeman rivers and has ended some for the Central Coast, including around Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet.
  • Forecasts call for 40 to 70 millimetres across coastal lowlands over four days, with up to about 100 millimetres on west-facing Vancouver Island slopes.
  • Authorities expect localized flooding, possible road washouts and hazardous fast-flowing water, while saying widespread major flooding is unlikely.
  • Another system is expected Sunday into Monday for the South Coast, and Environment Canada has issued a separate Peace Region wind warning with gusts near 90 km/h easing Saturday.