A powerful windstorm slammed into southwest British Columbia on Christmas Day, leading to ferry cancellations and widespread warnings for heavy rain and wind. The storm is expected to persist for several days, bringing potential hazards like flooding and power outages.
Ferries have been cancelled between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island as a windstorm slams into southwest B.C. on Christmas Day. Very strong southeast winds are expected for much of Vancouver Island and the South Coast, with wind warnings covering the entire B.C. coast up to Haida Gwaii, Environment Canada said. The federal forecaster said wind speeds up to 90 km/h, gusting up to 120 km/h, are possible in exposed coastal sections of the North Coast.
Environment Canada added the winds will be accompanied by heavy rain on western Vancouver Island, Metro Vancouver's North Shore, northern Coquitlam and Maple Ridge, where residents can expect up to 100 millimetres of rain. 'During the afternoon of Christmas Day, the weather system will bring heavy rain to Metro Vancouver and Squamish,' Environment Canada said in a rainfall warning. 'Over higher terrain above 300 metres elevation, a brief period of wet snow may give slippery conditions.'B.C. is set to go through the first of several winter storms expected through the holiday season Monday night. But as Shivani Joshi reports, most aren't too concerned about the upcoming damp Christmas. The weather office said another storm will arrive overnight, which means strong winds 'will be widespread over the South Coast and persist for a long duration.' While Environment Canada said rain and wind could ease in Metro Vancouver by midday on Boxing Day, it warned of localized flooding and potential power outages due to the storm
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