WWCN11 CWVR 240035

RAINFALL WARNING

FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:35 P.M. PDT THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER 2025.

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RAINFALL WARNING FOR:

      HOWE SOUND

      EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - NANOOSE BAY TO FANNY BAY

      EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - COURTENAY TO CAMPBELL RIVER.



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==DISCUSSION==



RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED.



WHAT: 40 TO 70 MM OF RAIN. 



WHEN: NOW THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 



WHERE: HOWE SOUND AND EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NEAR BOWSER AND NORTH 

COURTENAY. 



REMARKS: 

A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST REGION 

TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER HOWE SOUND AND EAST 

VANCOUVER ISLAND TONIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, THE RAIN WILL 

TAPER TO A FEW SHOWERS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED AROUND SQUAMISH AND PORT MELLON IN HOWE SOUND, 

AND NEAR BOWSER AND NORTH COURTENAY ON EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND. 



KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ADVISORIES AND CURRENT STREAMFLOW CONDITIONS 

FROM THE BC RIVER FORECAST CENTRE AT: 

HTTPS://BCRFC.ENV.GOV.BC.CA/WARNINGS/INDEX.HTM



HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. 

IF VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, SLOW DOWN, WATCH FOR TAIL 

LIGHTS AHEAD AND BE PREPARED TO STOP. LOCALIZED FLOODING IN 

LOW-LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. 



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.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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