By Canadian Press

‘Parade of storms’ expected in B.C.: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Nov 22, 2021 | 4:48 PM

Environment and Climate Change Canada is warning that more rainfall is expected in B.C. this week and it will likely affect areas that are still recovering from last week’s floods.

Warning preparedness meteorologist Armel Castellan says a “parade of storms” is expected over the winter in B.C.

While the province won’t likely see the same amounts of rainfall as it did last week, he says there is a strong indication that active storms will start Thursday.

He says what’s called an atmospheric river is expected to bring 40 to 70 millimetres of rain in the Fraser Valley and potentially more than 100 millimetres in the North Shore Mountains around Howe Sound.

Castellan says the department is bracing for record-breaking rainfall this fall in terms of the overall precipitation for communities along the central and south coast of the province.

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He says the department has regularly briefed Emergency Management BC on the storms and it is working on a warning system for the public, but a launch date for it has not been confirmed.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 22, 2021.

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