yellow warning - rainfall - in effect
Heavy rain is expected.
Where:
- Metro Vancouver - southeast including Surrey and Langley
- Metro Vancouver - central including the City of Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster
- Metro Vancouver - North Shore including West Vancouver and North Vancouver
- Metro Vancouver - northeast including Coquitlam and Maple Ridge
- Fraser Valley - west including Abbotsford
- Howe Sound
When:
Until this afternoon.
Remarks:
A robust frontal system over the Lower Mainland continues to bring heavy rain. Total rainfall amounts of 50 to 80 mm are expected. This frontal system will also bring strong and gusty southeasterly winds this morning, before easing.
The heavy rain will ease late this morning in Howe Sound and Metro Vancouver - Central and by this afternoon for the remaining areas.
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Water will likely pool on roads and in low-lying areas. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic. Local utility outages are possible.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #BCStorm.
Don't drive through flooded roadways. Watch for washouts near rivers, creeks and culverts.
Varoitus voimassa ti klo 15:12 - ke klo 3:03
