WWCN11 CWVR 060008
RAINFALL WARNING
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:08 P.M. PST TUESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2024.
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RAINFALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING KITIMAT
=NEW= NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING TERRACE
      NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING STEWART.

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==DISCUSSION==

RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED.

WHERE: NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING STEWART, TERRACE AND KITIMAT 

WHEN: THIS EVENING UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. 

REMARKS: AN INTENSE FRONTAL SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY SPREADING RAIN TO 
STEWART AND WILL GRADUALLY SLIDE SOUTH INTO KITIMAT AND TERRACE 
OVERNIGHT. THE RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, WILL EASE OVER STEWART BY LATE 
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAIN FOR TERRACE AND KITIMAT WILL 
RAMP UP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 
FINALLY EASING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATION 
EXPECTED FOR THIS STORM IS BETWEEN 70 TO 110 MM.

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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