Rain and possible snow melt set off high-water warnings for parts of B.C.

A series of wet weather systems bringing rain and a warming trend has prompted high streamflow advisories for waterways on B.C.’s south coast and the lower half of Vancouver Island.Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for Howe Sound and communities in north and eastern Metro Vancouver, saying as much as 100 millimetres of rain could fall by the end of the weekend.The B.C. River Forecast Centre says those same storms have the potential to push river levels up, creating localized flooding, though significant flooding is not expected.