Active AlertsBlackcomb Glacier Provincial Park, BC

Yellow Warning - Rainfall

Issued at Mon 5:04 AM Jan. 12
Issued by: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Description

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.

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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@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

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