B.C.’s south coast no longer under flood watch

The south coast is no longer under a flood watch, according to B.C.’s River Forecast Centre.

The Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver have been under flood watch advisories since Monday’s heavy rainfall. It was triggered by the heavy rain combined with a wave of warmer air that melted snow packs.

The storm brought as much as 132 millimetres of rain on Monday and Tuesday to parts of Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, the Howe Sound, and other portions of southwestern B.C.

CityNews Meteorologist Michael Kuss says the heavy rain usually comes in waves at this time of the year.

“We were talking about how dry it’s been this year, but we’re into the wet weather now,” he said.

Kuss adds that while this kind of weather is generally seasonal, it’s the lack of precipitation the region has had that makes it feel like a switch has been flipped.

“The series of storms started coming through the area Thursday, and some of these storms could bring 40 to 50 millimetres individually.”

-With files from James Paracy, Charlie Carey, and The Canadian Press