Preparing for Rain: North Vancouver Faces Another Wet Weekend

Picture this: the District of North Vancouver is bracing itself for another round of rain, but don't worry, it won't be as intense as last weekend's storm. The North Shore mountains are expecting about 75 millimetres of rain this weekend, which is a lot less compared to the nearly 350 millimetres that fell last weekend. That storm was so severe that it caused mudslides, localized flooding, and sadly, even resulted in three deaths. Lisa Muri, a councillor from the district, says they're getting ready by cleaning up culverts and placing sandbags around the community. The previous storm was unlike anything they had seen before. It caused creeks to overflow, picking up wood debris and gravel that clogged culverts and drainage channels. This led to torrents of brown water flooding streets in the waterfront neighbourhood of Deep Cove. Ken Dosanjh, a meteorologist from Environment and Climate Change Canada, explains that this upcoming rain will be much milder. Instead of one big atmospheric river, the rain will come in smaller bursts. North Vancouver might see up to 75 millimetres over a few days, but the rainfall will be less intense than last time. Dosanjh adds that during the atmospheric river, the rainfall rate reached extreme levels, sometimes up to 20 millimetres per hour. This time, the rate is expected to be around 4 to 8 millimetres per hour, with possible peaks of 10 millimetres in extreme cases.