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Heavy snow followed by heavy rain

What:
- 20 to 40 cm of snow
- 40 to 60 mm of rain

When:
Now to Tuesday morning

Where:
Bella Coola, Hagensborg

Hazards:
- Localised flooding and water pooling on roads due to rain falling on snow-covered surfaces

Additional information:
An atmospheric river will remain over the region until Tuesday bringing heavy snow and rain.

Heavy snow will continue this evening. The timing of the switch over to rain is challenging and will determine the total snowfall accumulation and total rainfall amounts as temperatures hover near the freezing mark.

The current forecast calls for snow to change over to rain near midnight. Snow levels will rise sharply to 1,200 metres overnight.

Locally, snowfall accumulation could reach 20 to 40 cm before the transition to rain. Once the rain begins, up to 60 mm of rain could follow the snow by Tuesday morning. This may result in localised flooding as the rain collects on snow covered surfaces before the snow completely melts.

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Travel will likely be challenging.

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