WWCN11 CWVR 241208

RAINFALL WARNING

FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:08 A.M. PDT FRIDAY 24 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: THIS MORNING. 



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

COURTENAY. 



REMARKS: 

A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM IS CROSSING VANCOUVER ISLAND THIS MORNING. 

HEAVY RAIN OVER HOWE SOUND AND EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND WILL TAPER TO A 

FEW SHOWERS THIS 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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