WWCN11 CWVR 040129

YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL

FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:29 P.M. PST TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:

      NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING KITIMAT

      NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING TERRACE.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



WHAT: 

A LONG EPISODE OF RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 80 TO 

120 MM. 



WHEN: 

NOW TO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 



WHERE: 

NORTH COAST INLAND - INCLUDING KITIMAT AND TERRACE. 



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 OVER THE REGION. 

FOR THE INLAND AREAS INCLUDING KITIMAT AND TERRACE, RAINFALL WILL 

INTENSIFY TODAY AND EASE WEDNESDAY EVENING. 



TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 40 TO 60 MM ARE EXPECTED FOR TONIGHT, 

FOLLOWED BY AN ADDITIONAL 40 TO 60 MM FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO 

WEDNESDAY EVENING.



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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