Coastal, Southern BC Face Weather Warnings With ‘Atmospheric River’ Plus High Tides

Pedestrians carry umbrellas as light rain falls in Surrey, B.C., on Oct. 21, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Drenching rain, heavy snow, strong winds, and high tides are converging on coastal and southern British Columbia.

Warnings have been issued for most of southwestern B.C. where a “potent and impactful” atmospheric river is set to make landfall, with as much as 150 millimetres of rain predicted for Western Vancouver Island.