Environment and Climate Change Canada says the South Coast will see periods of heavy rain combined with melting mountain snow from Saturday until Wednesday due to the latest atmospheric river.
It warns of potential flooding, high river levels and landslides in a zone covering Vancouver, Squamish and the Sunshine Coast as well as the Vancouver Island communities of Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Tofino and Campbell River.
Rainfall warnings or special weather statements have been posted for Metro Vancouver, all of Vancouver Island, Howe Sound and the Sunshine Coast, predicting up to 90 millimetres of rain by Saturday night.
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