More than 250 mm of rain forecast for some B.C. areas as storm makes landfall

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The B.C. River Forecast Centre has issued flood watches for the South Coast, Vancouver Island and river basins in the Central Coast and Fraser Valley.

A number of flood watches cover southwest B.C. as another storm system is set to impact the area on Tuesday, with forecasters predicting more than 250 millimetres of rain in some areas.

Thousands of British Columbians were battered by storms over the weekend, leading to numerous areas without power for multiple days as trees fell onto cars and power lines.

Though there was a slight reprieve in the rain for some areas on Monday, forecasters say they expect more rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, with more than 250 millimetres of rain possible locally, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).

"A very robust frontal system is set to make landfall on Vancouver Island very early Tuesday morning. Rain, heavy at times, will persist until Wednesday morning," reads an orange rainfall warning issued Monday for the west and central portions of the island.

"Even though the heaviest rain eases by Wednesday morning, moderate precipitation is expected to continue until Thursday morning."

In addition to the orange warning — which indicates widespread impacts — for much of Vancouver Island, yellow weather warnings are in place for Metro Vancouver's North Shore, Whistler and the Sunshine Coast.

ECCC is predicting 150 to 200 millimetres of rain for west and central Vancouver Island, and up to 120 millimetres of rain on the North Shore.

The B.C. River Forecast Centre has issued flood watches for the South Coast, Vancouver Island and river basins in the Central Coast and Fraser Valley.

In the flood watch, the centre said that temperatures would be warm through Wednesday, which could mean snowmelt from shallow snowpacks at higher elevations.

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