Special Weather Statement issued for heavy rain event Tuesday

A strong weather system is set to approach the North Coast
with heavy rain in the forecast for Tuesday into Wednesday morning

Environment Canada has issued a heads up for residents of the North Coast  issuing a Special Weather Statement noting that a storm system developing in the Pacific set to make its way to the region by late Tuesday, with potential rainfall of 70 to 90 mm in some mountainous slope areas facing to the west.

The early approach of the weather maker will be arriving overnight, with the rainfall amounts increasing as Tuesday moves forward.

Environment Canada will be updating their information stream as the weather event gains acceleration to the coastal regions and you can follow those notes from their website here.

For more notes on past weather events see our archive page here.