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Line 30: == Impact == Burke Mountain in Coquitlam recorded a storm total of {{Convert\|256\|mm\|in\|abbr=on}} from October 18 through the evening of October 20. West Vancouver also reported rain in excess of {{Convert\|200\|mm\|in\|abbr=on}}. [[Kennedy Lake (Vancouver Island)\|Kennedy Lake]] on Vancouver Island ~~reported~~saw over {{Convert\|318\|mm\|in\|abbr=on}} of rainfall.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2024-10-21 \|title=Atmospheric river shatters rainfall records across B.C.'s South Coast \|url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/atmospheric-river-shatters-rainfall-records-across-b-c-s-south-coast-1.7081055 \|access-date=2024-10-22 \|website=British Columbia \|language=en}}</ref> The South Coast region of British Columbia saw higher rainfall amounts than those seen during the record breaking floods in 2021. The trajectory of the moisture plume limited the impact of the [[Olympic Mountains\|Olympic Mountain]] rain shadow in parts of British Columbia. At the same time, this event came earlier in the season than the 2021 event meaning there was less snowpack in the mountains to be melted. Localized severe flooding was observed but river flooding was not as strong or widespread as in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-10-21 \|title=How impactful was B.C.'s latest atmospheric river? Details pour in \|url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/impactful-b-c-latest-atmospheric-161411929.html \|access-date=2024-10-21 \|website=Yahoo News \|language=en-CA}}</ref>

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