WWCN11 CWVR 231739
RAINFALL WARNING
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:39 A.M. PDT FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2024.
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RAINFALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= METRO VANCOUVER
=NEW= FRASER VALLEY - WEST INCLUDING ABBOTSFORD
=NEW= FRASER VALLEY - CENTRAL INCLUDING CHILLIWACK
=NEW= HOWE SOUND.

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==DISCUSSION==

RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED.

WHERE: METRO VANCOUVER, FRASER VALLEY, HOWE SOUND 

WHEN: TONIGHT AND SATURDAY 

TOTAL AMOUNTS: NEAR 50 MM 

REMARKS: A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE OREGON COAST WILL MOVE INLAND 
TODAY AND TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN BC TONIGHT. RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY 
WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND TAPER TO SHOWERS ON SATURDAY.

HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. 
LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. WATCH FOR 
POSSIBLE 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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)BCSTORM.

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