WWCN11 CWVR 031853

YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL

FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 10:53 A.M. PST TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:

=NEW= NORTH COAST - COASTAL SECTIONS.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED.



WHAT: 

A LONG EPISODE OF RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 100 TO 

120 MM. 



WHEN: 

NOW TO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 



WHERE: 

NORTH COAST - COASTAL SECTIONS INCLUDING PRINCE RUPERT. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH COAST TODAY, 

FOLLOWED BY A SECOND SYSTEM TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY. TOGETHER, 

THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN TO THE REGION. 



FOR COASTAL SECTIONS INCLUDING PRINCE RUPERT, RAIN WILL INTENSIFY 

TODAY, EASE TO PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING AND THEN 

STRENGTHEN AGAIN OVERNIGHT. RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, WILL CONTINUE 

THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. 



HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS WILL BE OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE 

REGION, BETWEEN 80 TO 130 MM CAN BE EXPECTED. PRINCE RUPERT WILL 

LIKELY SEE TOTALS BETWEEN 70 AND 110 MM.



WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. VISIBILITY 

WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES. WATCH FOR WASHOUTS NEAR 

RIVERS, CREEKS AND CULVERTS. 



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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