Heavy rainfall struck Richmond last night, with reports of 15 to 20 millimetres accumulating over one two-hour period.
In total, YVR reported 25 millimetres of rainfall yesterday and 47 millimetres between Friday and Sunday.
Heavy rainfall over the City of #Vancouver and #Richmond this evening with reports of 15 to 20 millimetres over 2 hours. Attached is a 3 hour radar image of accumulated precipitation. #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/drgfzRGIPE
— ECCC Weather British Columbia (@ECCCWeatherBC) October 29, 2018
According to the Weather Network, there were also reports of flooding in the city. In addition to the heavy rainfall, an accumulation of leaves in storm drains may have exacerbated flooding.
Out cleaning up fallen leaves? Please do not rake or blow leaves/debris onto #RichmondBC street catch basins & storm drains (they get plugged up during heavy rains & storms). pic.twitter.com/aPqKWtZmEA
— City of Richmond (@Richmond_BC) October 23, 2018
Looking ahead, Richmond has another soggy week in its forecast with high temperatures averaging around 11 C and rainfall expected through the weekend according to Environment Canada.
