Environment Canada issued a heavy rainfall warning for the Sunshine Coast at 3:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 2.
Heavy rainfall Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon with storm totals of 100 to 200 mm are expected.
A very moist frontal system is expected to stall more or less in a northeast to southwest line across Central Vancouver Island on Tuesday. The front will bring very mild subtropical air to the Coast leading to heavy rainfall. Hardest hit will be the West Coast of Vancouver Island where a total of 200 mm of rain is expected through Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile other areas of Vancouver Island further inland, as well as the Sunshine Coast and Howe Sound, will receive up to 100 mm. Southeast winds will reach up to 100 km/h along exposed areas of North Vancouver Island and the central coast overnight and Tuesday morning as the system arrives on the coast.
Please refer to the latest public forecasts for further details.
- Submitted by Bill Elsner, Emergency Preparedness Co-ordinator for the Sunshine Coast
