Updated: A strong low-pressure system is moving into the B.C. south coast this evening. The modest amount of rain coming along with the storm won’t be an issue, but the wind could be.
Play Video Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Metro Vancouver spanning from the North Shore to Surrey, Delta and Langley in the south because of potentially damaging strong winds.
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