BC Atmospheric River

• Atmospheric river prompts evac order, alert in Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island

  Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for the Fraser Valley, much of Metro Vancouver, and some parts of Vancouver Island.

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  Jan 12
  
• 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, 2024
  
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• ‘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, 2024
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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, 2024
• 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, 2024
• 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, 2024
• British Columbia’s South Coast braces for season’s 1st atmospheric river

  Global BC meteorologist Kristi Gordon said the atmospheric river is likely to arrive on Friday night and last until Sunday morning.

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  Oct 16, 2024
• Atmospheric river strands cars, motorists, closes roads Monday

  Environment Canada said the weather system brought as much as 132 millimetres of rain in the last 24 hours, reported at Kennedy Lake on Vancouver Island.

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  Dec 5, 2023
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• What are atmospheric rivers? Aren’t they just good old rainstorms?

  Meteorologists have begun to use the term "atmospheric river" to better warn a region about the potential impact of an incoming system.

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  Jan 20, 2023
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• Next atmospheric river to hit B.C.’s coastal regions Saturday

  Environment Canada says it expects another atmospheric river to hit B.C..'s Central and South Coast regions on Saturday bringing heavy rains and gusting winds into Sunday.

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  Oct 28, 2022