Another round of storms batters winter-weary B.C.

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is starting 2007 as it began 2006 -- with weather alerts, drenching rain and plenty of snow.

Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for southern B.C. and snowfall warnings for the B.C. Interior.

Rain of up to 100 millimetres is forecast by Tuesday for Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Howe Sound and West Vancouver Island.

Heavy snow warnings are up for the West Columbia, North Thompson and Arrow Lake areas with accumulations of 20 to 40 centimetres predicted.

Adding to the weather misery are wind warnings for the Sunshine Coast, most of Vancouver Island, and for the Central and Northern B.C. coasts.

Relentless rain last January in B.C. set a record with 283.6 millimetres of rainfall.