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The B.C. River Forecast Centre is upgrading a flood alert for a number of areas on the province’s South Coast, as extra heavy rain is predicted over the subsequent few days.

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As of Friday, a excessive streamflow advisory has been upgraded to a flood look ahead to the North Shore mountains, Howe Sound, together with the Squamish space, the Sunshine Coast, and the central, jap, and southern components of Vancouver Island.

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A flood watch means river ranges are rising and can strategy or could exceed the banks. Flooding of areas adjoining to affected rivers could happen, based on the centre.

Officers, meantime, are sustaining a excessive streamflow advisory for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, and northern and western Vancouver Island.

The company says an atmospheric river is impacting coastal B.C., with average to heavy rain anticipated by Friday.

Surroundings and Local weather Change Canada has posted rainfall warnings for the South Coast, together with Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, the North Shore mountains, Howe Sound, East and West Vancouver Island, and the Sunshine Coast, with as much as 100 mm anticipated in some areas.

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The federal climate company says the rain will taper off to some showers this afternoon for many areas, aside from West Vancouver Island and Howe Sound, the place heavy rain will proceed in a single day.

The company warns that heavy downpours could cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Localized flooding in low-lying areas is feasible. Officers urge individuals to be careful for doable washouts close to rivers, creeks and culverts.

The B.C. River Forecast Centre provides that temperatures are additionally rising, inflicting freezing ranges to rise as much as 2,300 metres Friday. That can doubtless result in further run-off from snowmelt at mid-elevations.

ticrawford@postmedia.com

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