special weather statement in effect
What: Significant rainfall amounts, and significant snowfall accumulations over higher terrain.
When: Beginning Monday night and continuing through Tuesday.
Where: Metro Vancouver - Central including the city of Vancouver, Burnaby, and New Westminster, the North Shore, and Northeast including Coquitlam and Maple Ridge.
Remarks: A strong frontal system will push into the region Monday evening with light to moderate rain beginning near midnight. By Tuesday morning, the rain will have intensified and will continue at times heavy until later Tuesday afternoon. Totals are uncertain at this time but rainfall amounts near the Northshore mountains will likely range from 50 to 100 mm while central regions of Vancouver can expect 30 to 60 mm.
Additionally, snowfall levels will be relatively low. Communities at higher elevations including Burnaby Mountain, and near the Upper Levels Highway, could see several centimetres of accumulation. Amounts are uncertain at this time with the fluctuating snowfall levels.
Snowfall over the North Shore mountains is expected to be significant.
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