Environment Canada has canceled a special weather advisory for potential flooding due to stormy conditions and high tides on sections of British Columbia’s South Coast. The alert had covered most of Vancouver Island’s shoreline, the Sunshine Coast, Greater Victoria, and Metro Vancouver, warning of probable flooding as high tides coincided with a low-pressure system.
Forecasters had predicted that strong winds and waves would elevate water levels above normal this weekend, with the peak risk anticipated for Sunday. Data from a tidal station in Vancouver indicated that water levels would reach nearly 5.4 meters on Sunday morning at around 7:30 a.m., slightly below the station’s recorded highest level of 5.75 meters on December 27, 2022.
Currently, only a yellow snowfall warning remains for a portion of Highway 3 in the Boundary and Kootenay regions of southern British Columbia, with expected snowfall amounts of 15 to 20 centimeters along the route from Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass. Avalanche Canada has reduced the risk level for the North Shore Mountains in Metro Vancouver and the Gibsons area, although there is still a considerable risk of avalanches from the coast to Pemberton.
The avalanche danger remains significant in southeastern B.C. and along the Alberta border from Cranbrook to north of Prince George, as well as on Vancouver Island. Moderate avalanche risk is present in the Kitimat, Terrace, and Smithers areas, as well as in mountains along the southern part of the province’s border with Alaska.