View it here: https://weather.gc.ca/?layers=lightning

The alert:

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9:57 PM PDT Saturday 22 August 2026

Impact Level: Moderate

Forecast Confidence: High

Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing heavy rain.

When thunder roars, go indoors! Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year.

Heavy rain can cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility.

Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms capable of producing damaging hail, wind or rain.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or post reports on social media using #BCStorm.

In effect for:

• Metro Vancouver - central including the City of Vancouver Burnaby and New Westminster

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