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WWCN11 CWVR 120113

RAINFALL WARNING

FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 6:13 P.M. PDT FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER 2024.

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RAINFALL WARNING FOR:

=NEW= NORTH COAST - INLAND SECTIONS.



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==DISCUSSION==



HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED. THE GROUND, ALREADY NEAR SATURATION, HAS 

LITTLE ABILITY TO ABSORB FURTHER RAINFALL.



LOCATION: NORTH COAST - INLAND SECTIONS INCLUDING STEWART, TERRACE, 

AND KITIMAT. 



TOTAL RAINFALL: NEAR 50 MM FOR STEWART AND TERRACE, UP TO 100 MM FOR 

KITIMAT. 



TIME SPAN: BEGINNING IN EARNEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING 

UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. 



REMARKS: A STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM IS APPROACHING THE NORTH 

COAST. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT NEAR STEWART, AND BEGIN LATER ON 

SATURDAY NEAR TERRACE AND KITIMAT. HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP AS THE 

FRONTAL SYSTEM PUSHES INLAND AND IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND ALL 

DAY SUNDAY.



HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. 

LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. RAPIDLY RISING 

RIVERS AND CREEKS CAN SWEEP AWAY BRIDGES, CULVERTS, BUILDINGS, AND 

PEOPLE. DON'T APPROACH WASHOUTS NEAR RIVERS, CREEKS AND CULVERTS. 

LANDSLIDES MAY OCCUR IN VULNERABLE AREAS SUCH AS STEEP SLOPES. 



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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