WOCN11 CWVR 170045
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:45 P.M. PDT WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2024.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
      METRO VANCOUVER
      GREATER VICTORIA
      FRASER VALLEY
      HOWE SOUND
      WHISTLER
      SUNSHINE COAST
      EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND
      WEST VANCOUVER ISLAND
      INLAND VANCOUVER ISLAND
      NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND.

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==DISCUSSION==

PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEKEND. 
STRONG WINDS ON SATURDAY 

PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEKEND. 

WHERE: 
METRO VANCOUVER, FRASER VALLEY, HOWE SOUND, WHISTLER, SUNSHINE 
COAST, AND VANCOUVER ISLAND. 

WHEN: 
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY. 

HAZARDS: 
- WATER POOLING ON THE ROADS 
- SWOLLEN RIVERS AND CREEKS 
- INCREASED RISK OF WASHOUTS, ROCKFALL, AND LANDSLIDES 
- POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE FROM TREE DAMAGE DUE TO WINDS 

REMARKS: 
AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WILL IMPACT B.C. AND BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD 
OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE SOUTH COAST. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 
NOON ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RAINFALL TOTALS ARE 
FORECAST TO REACH 40 TO 70 MM IN GENERAL AND UP TO 100 MM ALONG THE 
COASTAL MOUNTAINS. LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER WEST VANCOUVER ISLAND AND 
INLAND VANCOUVER ISLAND CAN REACH 200 MM. 

STRONG SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 KM/H WILL ALSO IMPACT AREAS OF 
VANCOUVER ISLAND, SUNSHINE COAST AND METRO VANCOUVER NEAREST THE 
WATER ON SATURDAY. 
THE RAIN AND WIND WILL EASE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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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