Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Strong winds that may cause damage are expected.

Where: Greater Victoria.

When: This evening.

Remarks: A strong low pressure system is tracking through the south coast this evening.  In the wake of the low, strong southwesterly winds gusting to 90 km/h are developing early this evening.  Winds will gradually ease late this evening.

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Local utility outages are possible. Some property damage is possible. Parks and forests will likely sustain some damage. 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 BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.