US EditionVancouver Island Regions Under Flood Watch as Atmospheric River Batters B.C. Coast
Flood watches cover multiple B.C. regions as up to 200 millimeters of rain is forecast, with river levels rising due to rain-on-snow melt, Environment Canada said.
- British Columbia's River Forecast Centre expanded flood watch advisories to central, eastern and southern Vancouver Island, joining other island sectors and the south coast, Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver.
- Meteorologists say the atmospheric river is producing prolonged heavy rain combined with warmer temperatures and rain-on-snow melt, raising river levels with peak flows expected until Monday.
- Forecasts show up to 200 millimetres on the west side of Vancouver Island and up to 135 millimetres inland, while Metro Vancouver could see up to 150 millimetres and the Fraser Valley up to 100 millimetres before easing Monday night.
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