من: 23/03/2026, 11:28
ل: 24/03/2026, 03:28

Very strong wind event.

What: Southeast winds gusting to 120 km/h followed by southwest winds gusting to 120 km/h.

When: Late Tuesday morning to Tuesday evening.

Where: North Vancouver Island, especially exposed coastal sections and Nimpkish Lake.

Additional information: Southeast winds will sharply rise to 70 km/h gusting to 90, and 90 km/h gusting to 120 km/h over exposed coastal sections, beginning late Tuesday morning as a deep low pressure system passes over northern Vancouver Island. As the low makes landfall on the mainland coast, winds will veer southwest 70 km/h gusting to 90, and 90 km/h gusting to 120 over exposed coastal sections, early Tuesday evening.

Nimpkish Lake will also see strong southwesterly winds gusting to 100 km/h late Tuesday afternoon and early Tuesday evening.

Winds will subside late Tuesday evening as the low moves inland.

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Local utility outages are possible. Disruptions to services and travel are possible. There is a risk of injury due to flying or falling debris.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or post reports on X using #BCStorm.