Moderate Severe Storm ● Active

yellow warning - wind - in effect — North Vancouver Island, Canada

Event time: Last updated: 3 hr ago Canada
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Damaging winds are expected.

When: This morning until later this afternoon.

Where: North Vancouver Island.

Remarks:
Another storm, currently located over the Eastern Pacific, is approaching the B.C. coast today. An associated frontal system will bring southeast winds gusting to 110 km/h to the region beginning this morning.

After the passage of the front, winds will ease below warning criteria late this afternoon but remain gusty tonight.

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Local utility outages are possible. High-sided vehicles will be pushed around by the wind. Disruptions to services and travel are possible.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #BCStorm.

Measurements

Coordinates50.4235, -127.1688
RegionNorth Vancouver Island
Location Precisionpolygon
Issuing AuthorityCanada — ca-msc-xx
Cap UrgencyFuture
Cap CertaintyLikely
Cap Expires2026-11-08T05:10:26-00:00

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This is an official warning issued by the authority named above. Follow its instructions and those of your local emergency services.

Severity as published by WMO Alert Hub (national weather services).

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