WWCN11 CWVR 110109

ORANGE WARNING - RAINFALL

FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:09 P.M. PST WEDNESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2025.

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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:

      FRASER VALLEY - CENTRAL INCLUDING CHILLIWACK

      FRASER VALLEY - EAST INCLUDING HOPE.



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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED.



WHAT: RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 90 TO 130 MM. 



WHERE: FRASER VALLEY - CENTRAL INCLUDING CHILLIWACK AND EAST 

INCLUDING HOPE, HOPE SLIDE, AND HIGHWAY 3 - HOPE TO PRINCETON 

(WESTERN SECTIONS). 



WHEN: NOW THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. 



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 ALREADY SATURATED 

GROUND AND HEAVY RAIN, WILL LIKELY RESULT IN HIGH STREAMFLOWS AND 

LOCALIZED FLOODING.



LOCALIZED FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. AVOID LOW-LYING AREAS. STAY 

AWAY FROM RIVERS, CREEKS AND CULVERTS. BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE. 

LISTEN FOR DIRECTION FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES. 



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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