Heavy rainfall has caused major issues in the Fraser Valley and resulted in the partial closures of two major highways. As of 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Highway 1 has been closed to eastbound traffic between Bridal Falls and Hope, while Highway 7 has been shut down between Agassiz and Hope due to a rock slide.

The flooding is the result of a powerful atmospheric river, an ocean-crossing weather phenomenon originating in the tropics or subtropics, commonly seen on the West Coast. Since Tuesday, between 90 and 150 millimetres of rain fell over southern B.C., officials said.

Seventeen daily precipitation records were broken in B.C. on Dec. 10, with the highest amount of rain falling in Hope at 134.2 mm, beating a record 74.5 mm from 2004, according to Ken Dosanjh, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. Over Tuesday and Wednesday Hope recorded 140 mm.

Amtrak passenger train service between Seattle and Vancouver has been halted due to major flooding in Northern Washington.

A flood emergency is underway in western Washington as a second surge of heavy rain is causing rivers across the region to rise.Many are expected to crest on T

Flooding in parts of Washington state have disrupted the Seattle section of Amtrak’s Empire Builder, as well as Amtrak Cascades service. Both Cascades round trips between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia,

A resurrected B.C.-Washington state group created to find solutions to flooding from the Nooksack River into the Abbotsford and Sumas, Washington, areas has so far produced no recommendations or fixes. The Nooksack and Sumas watershed transboundary flood initiative was created following extreme flooding in November 2021 on both sides of the border.

VANCOUVER — B.C. Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene says highway closures have cut off the Lower Mainland from the Interior as a series of atmospheric river weather systems drench the province.

A powerful atmospheric river has triggered historic flooding across western Washington, forcing evacuations as the Skagit River nears record-shattering levels and communities brace for widespread damage.

Vancouver Island will see rising rivers as a powerful atmospheric river brings heavy rain and snowmelt to the region.

Most major Canadian highways to the Pacific port city of Vancouver have been shut due to floods, falling rocks and the risk of avalanches, local authorities said on Thursday. "This situation is evolving and very dynamic,