WWCN11 CWVR 110053

YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL

FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:53 P.M. PST WEDNESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2025.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:

      METRO VANCOUVER - CENTRAL INCLUDING THE CITY OF VANCOUVER 

         BURNABY AND NEW WESTMINSTER

      METRO VANCOUVER - NORTH SHORE INCLUDING WEST VANCOUVER AND 

         NORTH VANCOUVER

      METRO VANCOUVER - NORTHEAST INCLUDING COQUITLAM AND 

         MAPLE RIDGE

      METRO VANCOUVER - SOUTHEAST INCLUDING SURREY AND LANGLEY

      HOWE SOUND

      SUNSHINE COAST - GIBSONS TO EARLS COVE.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED.



WHAT: RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 40 TO 70 MM. 



WHEN: NOW THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. 



WHERE: SUNSHINE COAST (NEAR GIBSONS), SEA TO SKY HIGHWAY (SOUTHERN 

SECTIONS), HOWE SOUND, METRO VANCOUVER - CENTRAL (CITY OF VANCOUVER 

AND BURNABY), SOUTHEAST (SURREY AND LANGLEY), NORTHEAST (COQUITLAM 

AND MAPLE RIDGE), AND THE NORTH SHORE. 



REMARKS: AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER OVER THE SOUTH COAST OF BC IS BRINGING 

HEAVY RAIN TODAY. WARM AIR WITH THE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE FREEZING 

LEVELS TO RISE AND SNOWMELT COMBINED WITH THE RAIN MAY RESULT IN 

HIGH STREAMFLOWS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.



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. 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.



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