Torrential rain, heavy snow, strong winds and high tides converged on coastal and southern British Columbia Monday.
The province’s River Forecast Centre issued flood watches for rivers and streams in Metro Vancouver, the South Coast and the Lower Fraser regions, while Vancouver Island and the Nicola and Similkameen regions are under high streamflow advisories.
Environment Canada said Monday a “potent and impactful” atmospheric river was set to make landfall on southwestern B.C., with as much as 150 millimetres of rain predicted for Western Vancouver Island.
A flood watch is the second level on the provincial forecast centre’s three-tiered warning system. It means that
