Tread carefully in the next week or so. Best not to wade onto your favorite island in the middle of the river.
Heavy rainfall and flood watch warning
Metro Vancouver
3:39 PM PST Saturday 14 November 2009
Rainfall warning for
Metro Vancouver issued
Rainfall amounts up to 220 mm over West Vancouver Island, up to 150 mm over Inland Vancouver Island, up to 120 mm over Howe Sound..Metro Vancouver..Sunshine Coast..Up to 80 mm over Fraser Valley - west are expected tonight through Sunday night.
This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.
An intense frontal system over the British Columbia coast will continue to spread southeasterly winds of up to 100 km/h over the central coast and North Vancouver Island. The winds are expected to ease early this evening.
The frontal system will advance southward into and stall over the south coast tonight through Sunday night spreading rain at times heavy over most of the region. Rainfall amounts ranging from 80 mm over the Fraser Valley to greater than 200 mm over West Vancouver Island are expected from this system by Sunday night.
Meanwhile the frontal system is expected to bring 10 to 20 cm of snow to the Whistler area through Sunday morning before the snow changes to rain as temperatures rise. The system will continue to spread snow to the North Coast - inland sections near Stewart tonight through Sunday. 31 cm of snow has already fallen over the region since last night. Further snowfall amounts of 20 to 30 centimetres are expected tonight through Monday.