Atmospheric rivers drench coastal B.C., triggering flood and avalanche risks

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Basements afloat; communities under state of emergency.

Evacuation alert issued for some properties along Chilliwack River due to flood risk

4 hrs / vancouversun / Cheryl Chan

Heavy rain in coastal B.C. prompts evacuation watches in Fraser Valley

6 hrs / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Fraser Valley under evacuation, flood watch as heavy rain hits B.C.

8 hrs / theglobeandmail

B.C. expands evacuation area due to flooding, risk of landslides

25 hrs / sootoday

Floating furniture and local state of emergency as rain pounds the BC coast

32 hrs / nationalobserver / Wolfgang Depner

Flood, landslide warnings and local state of emergency as rain pounds B.C.’s coast

32 hrs / theglobeandmail / Wolfgang Depner

Floating furniture and local state of emergency as rain pounds B.C.'s coast

42 hrs / sootoday

Community under state of emergency as rain pounds B.C.'s coast

44 hrs / sootoday

Atmospheric rivers drench coastal B.C., triggering flood and avalanche risks

2 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital


Highways closed for pre-emptive avalanche control in mountain parks.

Visitors warned to avoid areas of Banff National Park due to extreme avalanche conditions

4 hrs / calgaryherald / Mackenzie Rhode

Parks Canada closes most of Highway 93 due to 'extreme avalanche conditions'

44 hrs / calgaryherald / Devika Desai


Mudslides isolate homes; residents rescued, power cut.

Unusual atmospheric river will impact BC for days, even after it ends, warns expert

7 hrs / nationalobserver / Wolfgang Depner

Several residents rescued after mudslide shuts Coquitlam road, knocks out power to thousands of homes

24 hrs / vancouversun / Gordon Hoekstra

4 homes cut off by landslide near Coquitlam River

25 hrs / globalnews / Amy Judd


Unusual atmospheric river: warmth, duration and lingering impacts.

Unusual atmospheric river will impact B.C. for days, even after it ends, says expert

21 hrs / sootoday

Why B.C. is flooding — again

23 hrs / thenarwhal / Shannon Waters

B.C. temperature records fall as heavy rain from atmospheric river lingers

27 hrs / sootoday

Atmospheric river brings ‘tremendous’ amount of rain to B.C. South Coast

47 hrs / globalnews / Amy Judd


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Rain in B.C. triggers evacuation watches, local state of emergency in Fraser Valley

2 hrs / sootoday

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