Flood Warnings and Advisories
Flood Warnings/Advisories Currently in Effect
ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast, Fraser Valley - North -Issued: 8:00 AM February 8, 2026
Previously issued Warnings/Advisories no longer in effect:
High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast, Fraser Valley - North - Issued: 11:30 AM February 6, 2026
ENDED - Flood Watch – North Coast; ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – Central Coast - Issued: 9:30 AM February 5, 2026
Flood Watch – North Coast (UPGRADE); High Streamflow Advisory – Central Coast - Issued: 11:00 AM February 3, 2026
ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – Somass River - Issued: 09:30 AM February 3, 2026
High Streamflow Advisory – North Coast, Central Coast - Issued: 4:00 PM February 2, 2026
High Streamflow Advisory – Somass River (DOWNGRADED); ENDED - Flood Warning/Watches/High Streamflow Advisories Courtenay River, Tsolum , Dove, Englishman, Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, South CoastIssued: 08:30 AM January 31, 2026
Flood Warning – Tsolum River and Dove Creek / Flood Watch – Somass River (Port Alberni) and Englishman River / High Streamflow Advisory – Haida Gwaii, Vancouver Island, South Coast - Issued: 01:25 PM January 30, 2026
Flood Warning – Dove Creek and adjacent areas / High Streamflow Advisory – Haida Gwaii, Vancouver Island, South Coast - Issued: 8:00 AM January 30, 2026
High Streamflow Advisory – Haida Gwaii, Vancouver Island, South Coast - Issued: 12:00 PM January 28, 2026
ENDED: High Streamflow Advisory – Vancouver Island North, Central, East and South, Sunshine Coast, Fraser Valley - Issued: 9:00 AM January 14, 2026
UPDATE: High Streamflow Advisory – Vancouver Island North, Central, East and South, Sunshine Coast, Fraser Valley (DOWNGRADED); ENDED - Flood Watch/High Streamflow Advisory – Vancouver Island West, Coastal BC, Haida Gwaii - 930 January 13, 2026
UPDATE: Flood Warning – Englishman River (UPGRADE); Flood Watch: Vancouver Island, South Coast, Lower Fraser ; High Streamflow Advisory – Haida Gwaii, North Coast, Central Coast, Lillooet River Issued: 7:15 AM January 12, 2026
UPDATE: Flood Watch – Vancouver Island - Central (NEW), East (NEW), South (NEW), North and West, Lower Fraser (NEW), Sunshine Coast, Howe Sound, North Shore, Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver High Streamflow Advisory – Other Areas Coast BC Issued: 1100 January 11, 2026
UPDATE: Flood Watch – Vancouver Island North and West, Sunshine Coast, Howe Sound, North Shore Mountains (UPGRADED) - High Streamflow Advisory –Vancouver Island Central, East and South (NEW), Haida Gwaii, Coast - Issued: 9:30 AM January 10, 2026
High Streamflow Advisory – Haida Gwaii, North Coast, Central Coast, Vancouver Island North and West, South Coast, Lower Fraser tributaries - Issued: 12:30 PM January 9, 2026
ENDED: Flood Watch – Haida Gwaii, North Coast - Issued: 11:00 AM December 31, 2025
Flood Watch – Haida Gwaii, North Coast (outer coastal areas) - Issued: 9:30 AM December 27, 2025
ENDED: High Streamflow Advisory – Chilliwack River, Vancouver Island, Central Coast/Kingcome - Issued: 9:00 AM December 19, 2025
ENDED: High Streamflow Advisory – Sumas River - Issued: 9:00 AM December 19, 2025
UPDATE: High Streamflow Advisory – Chilliwack River (DOWNGRADE), Vancouver Island (MAINTAIN), Central Coast/Kingcome (MAINTAIN) - Issued: 9:00 AM December 18, 2025
UPDATE: High Streamflow Advisory – Sumas (DOWNGRADED) - Issued: 11:30 AM December 17, 2025
UPDATE: Flood Warning – Chilliwack River (MAINTAIN) - High Streamflow Advisory – Vancouver Island (DOWNGRADE), Central Coast/Kingcome (DOWNGRADE); ENDED - Flood Watch/High Streamflow Advisory - South Coast, Lower Fraser Issued: 11:00 AM December 17, 2025
ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – Coldwater River, Similkameen River and Skagit River - Issued: 10:30 AM December 17, 2025
ENDED - Flood Warning – Coquitlam River - Issued: 9:00 AM December 17, 2025
UPDATE: Flood Warning – Sumas (MAINTAINED) - Issued: 10:30 AM December 13, 2025
UPDATE: Flood Warning – Chilliwack River, Flood Watch – North Shore, Lower Fraser tributaries, South Coast, Vancouver Island, Kingcome River, High Streamflow Advisory – Lillooet River and tributaries - Issued: 1:00 PM December 16, 2025
ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – Haida Gwaii, North Coast - Issued: 12:15 PM December 16, 2025
High Streamflow Advisory – Coldwater River, Similkameen River and Skagit River - Issued: 14:45 AM December 15, 2025
Flood Warning – Coquitlam River (UPGRADE) - Issued: 9:30 PM December 16, 2025
Flood Warning – Chilliwack River, North Shore Mountains, Flood Watch – Lower Fraser tributaries, Kingcome River, Vancouver Island (Upgrade), South Coast (Upgrade), & more - Issued: 08:30 AM December 15, 2025
Flood Warning – North Shore Mountains (UPGRADE) - Issued: 6:00 AM December 15, 2025
Flood Warning – Chilliwack River, Flood Watch – Lower Fraser tributaries, Kingcome River, Englishman River, High Streamflow Advisory – Haida Gwaii, North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast, Vancouver Island - Issued: 12:30 PM December 14, 2025
High Streamflow Advisory – North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast, Lower Fraser, Vancouver Island - Issued: 11:30 AM December 13, 2025UPDATE: Flood Warning – Sumas (MAINTAINED), Fraser Valley (ENDED) - Issued: 12:30 PM December 11, 2025
ENDED - Flood Warning – Similkameen (Princeton and upstream), Tulameen - Issued: 9:00AM December 12, 2025
Flood Warning – Similkameen (Princeton and upstream), Tulameen (UPGRADE) Issued: 7:45 AM December 11, 2025ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – Coldwater, Central Coast, South Coast, Vancouver Island - Issued: 4:00 PM December 11, 2025
ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – South Interior, Boundary, West Kootenay, East Kootenay - Issued: 4:00 PM December 11, 2025
High Streamflow Advisory – South Interior, South-East BC - Issued: 12:45 PM December 9, 2025
UPDATE: Flood Warning – Fraser Valley East including Sumas River and Chilliwack River - Issued: 3:30 PM December 10, 2025
Flood Watch – Ashnola (NEW), Similkameen (NEW), Tulameen (UPGRADE) - High Streamflow Advisory – Coldwater, Central Coast, South Coast, Vancouver Island - Issued: 11:45 AM December 10, 2025
Flood Warning – Fraser Valley East including Sumas River and Chilliwack River (UPGRADE) - Issued: 10:00 AM December 10, 2025
Flood Watch – Fraser Valley (UPGRADE); High Streamflow Advisory – Tulameen (NEW), Coldwater (NEW), Central Coast, South Coast, Vancouver Island - Issued: 12:00 PM December 9, 2025
High Streamflow Advisory – Central Coast, South Coast, Vancouver Island - Issued: 12:30 PM December 8, 2025
ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast, Lillooet River, Fraser Valley Issued: 8:45 AM November 14, 2025
High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast, Lillooet River, Fraser Valley - Issued: 10:30 AM November 13, 2025
ENDED - Flood Watch – North Coast; ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – Haida Gwaii - Issued: 9:00 AM November 10, 2025
Flood Watch – North Coast (UPGRADE) - High Streamflow Advisory – Haida Gwaii (MAINTAINED) - Issued: 2:30 PM November 9, 2025
High Streamflow Advisory – North Coast, Haida Gwaii - Issued: 2:00 PM November 7, 2025
Streamflow Advisory – West Vancouver Island, Howe Sound, North Shore Mountains - Issued: 9:00 AM November 5, 2025
ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory - Kitimat-Kemano, Kingcome River - Issued: 8:00 AM November 2, 2025
High Streamflow Advisory - Kitimat-Kemano, Kingcome River - Issued: 2:00 PM October 30, 2025
ENDED: High Streamflow Advisory – Kingcome, South Coast, Lillooet River, Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island - Issued: 9:00AM October 26, 2025
UPDATE: High Streamflow Advisory – Kingcome, South Coast, Lillooet River, Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island; ENDED: High Streamflow Advisory – North Coast, Central Coast Issued: 1:30PM October 25, 2025
UPDATE: Flood Watch – Kingcome (Maintained) - High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast, Lillooet River, Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island (West, East, South) (Maintained) - Issued: 12:00PM October 24, 2025
UPDATE: Flood Warning – Terrace area, Kitimat-Kemano; Flood Watch – Skeena, North Coast, Central Coast, North Vancouver Island; High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast, Lillooet River, Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island (West, East, South) Issued: 3:45 PM October 23, 2025
UPDATE: Flood Watch – Skeena (NEW), North Coast, Central Coast, North Vancouver Island; High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast, Lillooet River, Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island (West, East, South) Issued: 3:00 PM October 22, 2025
Flood Watch – North Coast, Central Coast, North Vancouver Island; High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast, Lillooet River, Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island (West, East, South) Issued: 1:30 PM October 22, 2025
UPDATE: High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast, Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley (North), Lillooet River near Pemberton (NEW) - Issued: 3:30PM September 29, 2025
Flood Watch – Kingcome River - Issued: 1:00 PM September 29, 2025
High Streamflow Advisory – Central Coast (Update), North Coast (Ended) - Issued: 11:00 AM September 27, 2025
UPDATE: High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast, Vancouver Island - Issued: 1:00PM September 29, 2025
High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast, Vancouver Island - Issued: 9:30 AM September 26, 2025
High Streamflow Advisory – North Thompson, South Thompson, Upper Columbia, Upper Fraser, Cariboo - Issued: 12:00 PM September 26, 2025
High Streamflow Advisory – North Coast, Central Coast - Issued: 11:00 AM September 25, 2025
High Streamflow Advisory - Boundary Range, North Coast, Central Coast - Issued: 11:15 AM September 21, 2025
Flood Watch – Kingcome River - Issued: 8:45 AM August 19, 2025
High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast, North Shore Mountains - Issued: 11:00 AM August 14, 2025
For Media Inquiries, contact Govenment Communications and Public Enagement, Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Levels of Warnings/Advisories:
1. High Streamflow Advisory: River levels are rising or expected to rise rapidly, but that no major flooding is expected. Minor flooding in low-lying areas is possible.
2. Flood Watch: River levels are rising and will approach or may exceed bankfull. Flooding of areas adjacent to affected rivers may occur.
3. Flood Warning: River levels have exceeded bankfull or will exceed bankfull imminently, and that flooding of areas adjacent to the rivers affected will result.
Links:
- Home of River Forecast Centre
- Current Streamflow Conditions and Flood Forecast Modeling
- Map of Current Streamflow Return Periods for All WSC Stations
- CLEVER Model 10-day Forecasts of Discharges and Return Periods
- COFFEE Model 5-day Forecasts of Discharges and Return Periods
