Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Strong southwesterly winds are expected.

What:
Additional tree damage and utility outages possible due to saturated soils and continued rainfall.

Where: East Vancouver Island - Nanoose Bay, Fanny Bay, Duncan and Nanaimo, and southern section of Inland Vancouver Island.

When: Now through this evening.

Remarks: A strong low pressure system is tracking across the South Coast this evening. In its wake, strong southwesterly winds 50 km/h gusting to 80 are developing early this evening.  Winds will gradually ease late this evening.

Local utility outages may occur. Parks and forests will likely sustain some damage. There is a risk to injury from flying or falling debris.

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