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Heavy rainfall warning for B.C.'s north coast with up to 200 millimetres expected
Up to 200 millimeters of rain expected with flood watches in Haida Gwaii and north coast; snow warnings issued for inland and border mountain areas, Environment Canada says.
- On Dec. 29, 2025, Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning for parts of B.C.'s north coast with up to 200 millimetres expected, while the B.C. River Forecast Centre issued a flood watch for Haida Gwaii and the north coast.
- The Pacific frontal system triggered rain warnings and a winter storm warning in Terrace, B.C., while Ken Dosanjh, meteorologist with Environment Canada, said two Yukon and southwest B.C. high-pressure systems created a storm highway feeding an atmospheric river.
- Northern Health announced the Northern Haida Gwaii Hospital in Masset ER will divert patients from 3 p.m. Monday until Jan. 4, 2026, due to a washout closing Highway 16 on Haida Gwaii between Lawnhill Road and Miller Road, a 5.3-kilometre stretch with no detour, as of 1 p.m. PT Monday.
- Emergency officials cautioned that hazards include swift water, road washouts and landslide risks, while the Haida Nation reported "extreme flooding" and warned backroads and remote routes are unsafe.
- Forecasters predict up to 40 centimetres of snow on the South Klondike Highway and Haines Road and 15 centimetres in the Cassiar Mountains near the B.C.-Yukon border.
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Heavy rainfall warning for B.C.'s north coast with up to 200 millimetres expected
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