Wind warnings for B.C.’s South Coast as another storm moves in

Wind warnings are successful spot for B.C.’s South Coast this play arsenic different tempest moves in.

Global BC meteorologist Kristi Gordon says upwind is the top interest astatine this clip with gusts from the southeast expected to scope betwixt 60 to 80 km/h and up to 90 km/h on exposed coastal sections.

The winds are expected to prime up precocious Friday evening and overnight, easing connected Saturday morning.

Gordon says the winds could interruption histrion branches and origin immoderate powerfulness outages. Ferry delays are possible, though the timing of the strongest winds whitethorn not beryllium erstwhile the ferries run, she added.

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While thre are nary rainfall warnings successful effect, Gordon says betwixt 30 to 70 millimetres could autumn by precocious Sunday successful the Lower Mainalnd, particularly the North Shore to Coquitlam.

Moderate to dense rainfall is expected connected Friday nighttime and again connected Saturday nighttime and Gordon says pooling h2o connected the roads is posisble, on with swollen rivers, creeks and unstable stream banks.

“This is acold little rainfall than what we received from past weekend’s atmospheric stream wherever immoderate areas received upwards of 200 millmetres of rain,” Gordon said.