WWCN11 CWVR 022353

YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL

FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:53 P.M. PST MONDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:

=NEW= NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING KITIMAT

=NEW= NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING TERRACE.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



WHAT: 

A LONG EPISODE OF RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 80 TO 

120 MM. 



WHEN: 

TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 



WHERE: 

NORTH COAST INLAND - INCLUDING KITIMAT AND TERRACE. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH COAST ON 

TUESDAY, FOLLOWED BY A SECOND SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY. TOGETHER, THESE 

SYSTEMS WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN OVER THE REGION. FOR 

THE INLAND AREAS INCLUDING KITIMAT AND TERRACE, RAINFALL WILL 

INTENSIFY TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 40 TO 60 MM ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO 

EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, FOLLOWED BY AN ADDITIONAL 40 TO 60 MM FROM 

WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.



WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. VISIBILITY 

WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES. WATCH FOR WASHOUTS NEAR 

RIVERS, CREEKS AND CULVERTS. 



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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)BCSTORM. 



FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: 

HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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