Spences Bridge, British Columbia, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Strong winds that may cause damage are expected.

What: Southwesterly winds gusting up to 90 km/h.

Where: South Thompson, Shuswap, Nicola, Coquihalla Highway - Merritt to Kamloops, Okanagan Connector - Merritt to Kelowna, North Okanagan - including Vernon.

When: This afternoon until early this evening.

Remarks: A strong frontal system crossing the interior today will bring strong southwesterly winds gusting to 70 to 90 km/h. 

Winds will weaken below warning criteria by the evening but remain gusty.

Recreational boaters are advised to take precaution and be prepared for sudden wind gusts across area lakes.

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Local utility outages are possible. High-sided vehicles will be pushed around by the wind.

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.