WWCN11 CWVR 110100

YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL

FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:00 P.M. PST WEDNESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2025.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:

      GREATER VICTORIA

      SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED.



WHAT: RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 40 TO 75 MM. 



WHEN: NOW THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. 



WHERE: GREATER VICTORIA, AND SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS. 



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

HEAVY RAIN TODAY. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST FROM 

SOOKE TO DOWNTOWN VICTORIA, AND THE SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS NEAR 

SATURNA. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING.



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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