Warning Vector

Yellow Warning - Rainfall

ECCC Vancouver BC · CA

Updated
This event was updated at .

English

Yellow Warning - Rainfall - In Effect

Event
Rainfall
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Likely
Response
Monitor

Description

Details

Heavy rain is occurring. Where: Metro Vancouver - North Shore including West Vancouver and North Vancouver. When: Now until late Wednesday night. What: 60 to 100 mm of rain, possibly near 120 mm in the mountains. Remarks: A very robust frontal system is bringing rain to the South Coast. Rainfall rates will intensity tonight, possibly in excess of 5 to 10 mm/h for several hours. The heavy rain is expected to ease slightly during the day on Wednesday before increasing once again late in the day. Heavy rainfall will end late Wednesday night.

Impacts and guidance

Water will likely pool on roads and in low-lying areas. Visibility will likely be suddenly reduced at times. Landslides may occur in vulnerable areas such as steep slopes, deforested areas or recent burn scars. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or post reports on social media using #BCStorm.

Instructions

Watch for washouts near rivers, creeks and culverts.

Affected areas

  • Metro Vancouver - North Shore including West Vancouver and North Vancouver

Public contact

Issuer
Environment Canada
Audience
General Public

French

Avertissement Jaune - Pluie - En Vigueur

Event
Pluie
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Likely
Response
Monitor

Description

Détails

De la pluie forte persiste. Où : la région métropolitaine de Vancouver - North Shore, y compris West Vancouver et North Vancouver. Quand : de maintenant jusqu'à tard dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi. Quoi : de 60 à 100 mm de pluie, mais possiblement près de 120 mm en montagne. Remarques : un système frontal très intense occasionne de la pluie sur la côte sud. La pluie s'intensifiera ce soir et cette nuit et pourrait dépasser de 5 à 10 mm/h pendant plusieurs heures. La pluie forte devrait faiblir un peu dans la journée de mercredi avant de s'intensifier de nouveau en fin de journée. La pluie forte cessera tard dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi.

Impacts et conseils

Une accumulation d’eau est probable sur les routes et dans les basses terres. Une visibilité soudainement réduite par moments est à prévoir. Des glissements de terrain peuvent se produire dans des zones vulnérables telles que les pentes abruptes, les zones déboisées ou celles marquées par les cicatrices de feux de forêt récents. Veuillez continuer à surveiller les alertes et les prévisions émises par Environnement Canada. Pour signaler du temps violent, envoyez un courriel à [email protected] ou publiez un message sur les réseaux sociaux en utilisant #BCMeteo.

Instructions

Prenez garde aux affaissements de route près des rivières, des ruisseaux et des ponceaux.

Affected areas

  • Metro Vancouver - North Shore incluant West Vancouver et North Vancouver

Public contact

Issuer
Environnement Canada
Audience
Grand Public

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m14s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NAADS
Feed
NAADS Oakville
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M73XR79HHQ752M71V056X5H5
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.124.0809991477.2026
Scope
Public
CAP source
Env. Can. - Can. Met. Ctr. – Montréal
Handling codes
profile:CAP-CP:0.4
layer:SOREM:1.0
layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0
layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1
layer:SOREM:2.0
Note
Service Notice – October 2026: The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) CAP Service undergoes changes from time to time as the business of alerting evolves. For Fall 2026, changes are expected to include... 1) Coastal flooding alerts will start to be issued in Northern Ontario (along the Hudson Bay/James Bay coast) and in Northern Quebec, 2) Time zones will be updated for Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Northwest Territories following the changes that are happening in Western Canada, 3) A new parameter will be available to represent the risk-colour of the alert in its previous state, 4) The event values are updated for the following alert types: Tropical Cyclone Statement, Marine Weather Advisory, Coastal Flooding Warning, and Coastal Flooding Statement, 5) the ECCC Signature Certificate of the CAP posted in Pelmorex NAADS feed is getting an update by end of November, 2026 and 6) other minor improvements and corrections. For more information on these changes: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ | Notification de service – octobre 2026: Le service du PAC d’Environnement et Changement climatique Canada (ECCC) subit périodiquement des changements à mesure que le système d’alerte évolue. Pour l’automne 2026, il y aura des changements incluant... 1) Des alertes de submersion côtière commenceront à être émises dans le nord de l’Ontario (le long des côtes de la baie d’Hudson et de la baie James) ainsi que dans le nord du Québec, 2) Les fuseaux horaires seront mis à jour pour le Yukon, la Colombie-Britannique, l’Alberta, le Manitoba et les Territoires du Nord-Ouest afin de tenir compte des changements qui ont lieu dans l’Ouest canadien, 3) Un nouveau paramètre sera disponible afin de représenter la couleur de risque de l’alerte dans son état précédent, 4) Les valeurs d’événement seront mises à jour pour les types d’alertes suivants : bulletin sur les cyclones tropicaux, avis météorologique maritime, avertissement de submersion côtière et bulletin de submersion côtière, 5) Le certificat de signature d’ECCC pour le PAC, publié dans le flux NAADS de Pelmorex, sera mis à jour d’ici la fin novembre 2026 et 6) d’autres améliorations et corrections mineures. Pour plus d’informations sur ces changements: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/
Issuing office
Pacific and Yukon Storm Prediction Centre (CWVR)

References

Sent
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
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Parameters

NameValue
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Event codes

NameValue
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Parameters

NameValue
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layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0:Broadcast_Intrusiveno
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layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Designation_CodeWW_11_71_CWVR
layer:SOREM:2.0:WirelessImmediateNo
layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Alert_Location_Statusactive
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layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:MSC_Risk_Tiered_Ranking8
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layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Colourjaune
layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Previous_Colourjaune
Locations

Location data

  • Metro Vancouver - North Shore including West Vancouver and North Vancouver
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Location data

  • Metro Vancouver - North Shore incluant West Vancouver et North Vancouver
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