WWCN13 CWVR 192150

YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL

FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 2:50 P.M. PDT THURSDAY 19 MARCH 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:

=NEW= ELK VALLEY.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH FREEZING LEVELS 



WHAT: NEAR 50 MM ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH FREEZING LEVELS. 



WHERE: ELK VALLEY. 



WHEN: NOW THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING 



IMPACTS: 

- HEAVY RAIN ON SNOW COMBINED WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT COULD LEAD TO 

ENHANCED RESPONSES IN RIVER SYSTEMS AND POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. 



REMARKS: AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER CONTINUES TO IMPACT SOUTHERN B.C. 

DELIVERING UP TO 50 MM OF RAINFALL NOW THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. IN 

THE FERNIE REGION, THE BULK OF THE RAIN WILL ARRIVE LATE OVERNIGHT 

TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. ELSEWHERE, THE RAIN WILL BE MORE 

EVENLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. 



WITH FREEZING LEVELS NEAR OR ABOVE 2500 METRES, SNOWMELT FROM HIGHER 

ELEVATIONS MAY INCREASE THE IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. 



RAIN IS FORECAST TO SUBSIDE FRIDAY EVENING AND FREEZING LEVELS WILL 

TREND DOWNWARDS AS A COLD FRONT PASSES.



WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. SOME TRAVEL 

DELAYS ARE POSSIBLE. 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.



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