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Latest Weather News - BC

• Potential bomb cyclone, fall storm expected off Vancouver Island

  Environment Canada is warning about a "significant fall storm" expected from Tuesday to Wednesday morning with peak wind speeds expected on Tuesday night.

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  Nov 18
• Whistler could get 1st significant snowfall of the season this weekend

  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Whistler, Pemberton and the Sea to Sky Highway from Squamish to Whistler.

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  Nov 15
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• Another B.C. storm leaves thousands without power

  At the height of the storm on Tuesday, about 30,000 BC Hydro customers were without power, mostly on the Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island.

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  Nov 13
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• Rain, wind warnings in place as another storm moves across B.C. coast

  A rainfall warning is in effect for northern sections of Metro Vancouver including West Vancouver, Howe Sound, North Vancouver, Coquitlam and Pitt Meadows. 

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  Nov 12
• Rain and snow warnings, fog advisory issued for parts of B.C. on Monday

  Environment Canada warns that up to 70 mm of rain is expected to fall on Monday morning and into the early afternoon, especially on the North Shore mountains and in West Vancouver.

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  Nov 11
• Environment Canada warns of possible damage as ‘intense’ storm approaches B.C. coast

  Environment Canada says heavy rain and winds could cause power outages on Vancouver Island as an "intense" storm system is set to hit the B.C. coast today. 

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  Nov 10
• Tornado touched down on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast during storm

  Resident Lynn Smith was driving on the Sunshine Coast Highway when she saw the strong winds start picking up and quickly pulled a U-turn.

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  Nov 7
• Power restored to most homes after powerful B.C. windstorm

  BC Hydro says crews have restored power to 95 per cent of some 290,000 businesses and homes that were in the dark at some point Monday due to a powerful windstorm.

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  Nov 5
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• Thousands without power, trees down in B.C. as storm sweeps through on Monday

  Environment Canada issued a number of wind warnings for areas including parts of the Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and the Chilcotin.

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  Nov 4
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• B.C. deluge shows why cities struggle to keep up with extreme rain

  Heavy rain isn't unusual for Deep Cove in North Vancouver, but when Ashifa Saferali saw an e-bike floating down the street she knew this storm was something different. 

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  Nov 2
• Damage from atmospheric river closes popular B.C. park ‘until further notice’

  Alouette Parks shared photos and a video of the damage, showing broken roads, collapsed banks and widespread debris in the popular park.

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  Oct 31
• 3 new North Vancouver properties ordered evacuated a week after storm

  The District of North Vancouver has ordered three homes evacuated in Deep Cove over concerns debris left behind from last weekend's atmospheric river could pose a safety risk.

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  Oct 27
• Wind warnings for B.C.’s South Coast as another storm moves in

  Global BC meteorologist Kristi Gordon says wind is the greatest concern at this time with gusts from the southeast expected to reach between 60 to 80 km/h.

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  Oct 25
• Search continues for man feared swept away in Coquitlam River during B.C. storm

  The efforts came as other parts of the Lower Mainland continued to clean up after an atmospheric river dumped hundreds of millimetres of rain on the region.

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  Oct 23
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• More rain forecast for B.C.’s South Coast this weekend

  Anywhere from 30 to 70 millimetres of rain is possible across the Lower Mainland by the end of Sunday, with the North Shore mountains receiving the majority once again.

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  Oct 23
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• Massive cleanup underway after B.C. community cut off by atmospheric river

  Quarry Road resident Sharon Phillips, whose family has lived in her home since 1960, said the power went out on Saturday at 11 a.m. and they have been sheltering in place since.

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  Oct 22
• ‘A great loss to two families’: 2nd person confirmed dead in Vancouver Island washout

  Port Alberni RCMP said the bodies of the two people who were reported missing over the weekend in the Bamfield area have now been found.

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  Oct 22
• B.C. atmospheric river sets records across the South Coast

  The rain measured at Vancouver's International Airport was 67.1 millimetres, making it the sixth-highest single-day of rainfall recorded at that station.

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  Oct 21
• 2 people believed dead after vehicles swept away in Vancouver Island river

  Flooding on Vancouver Island's Sarita River is being blamed for the death of one motorist and the suspected death of a second. Their vehicles were found in the river.

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  Oct 21
• Atmospheric river forces evacuation order, state of local emergency in North Van

  A state of local emergency was also declared after inspections on Sunday that found the potential failure of private infrastructure could be a risk to public safety.

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  Oct 21
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• B.C. teacher dies after house washed away in atmospheric river

  "It is with great sadness that I am writing to inform you that our long-time teacher, Sonya McIntyre died Saturday following a tragic accident," a letter to parents said.

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  Oct 21
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• Updated timeline for B.C.’s atmospheric river as system stalls over region

  Some roads around Metro Vancouver have been closed due to flooding and police in North Vancouver and West Vancouver were warning about worsening conditions.

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  Oct 19
• Warnings in place, roads closed, flooded as atmospheric river batters B.C.

  By Sunday, between 80 and120 millimetres of rain is expected to fall, with the intensity expected to ease Saturday night before a second round of heavy rain on Sunday.

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  Oct 19
• Part of Hwy 4 closed, ferry cancellations as storm hits B.C. South Coast

  North Shore Search and Rescue has issued a warning for everyone to stay back from river and creek banks this weekend due to the amount of rain forecast.

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  Oct 18