Parts of B.C.'s coast brace for hurricane force winds as 'bomb cyclone' approaches
Environment Canada is warning that most of Vancouver Island and parts of the South Coast will experience heavy rain and powerful winds. As Belle Puri reports, the storm is expected to bring hurricane-force gusts to some areas.
First signs of 'bomb cyclone' impact as winds pick up along Vancouver Island coast
Wind warnings issued Monday evening cover the entirety of B.C.'s coast. Environment Canada says easterly wind speeds of 90 km/h, gusting up to 120 km/h, will develop starting Tuesday afternoon in coastal areas.
‘Bomb cyclone’ conditions could bring serious winds to B.C. coast
Such storms are caused by a rapid drop in atmospheric pressure at the centre of a storm system that results in heavy rain and high winds. MacDonald says in a social media post that B.C. coastal inlets could see “hurricane force” winds of more than 118 km/h and create waves up to nine metres off Washington and Oregon.
B.C. coast braces for high winds, power outages, travel disruption as 'bomb cyclone' forms in Pacific
Forecasters are warning of hurricane-level wind gusts as a "bomb cyclone" forms off the coast of Vancouver Island. Wind warnings cover the entirety of B.C.'s coast, with wind speeds of 90 km/h, gusting up to 120 km/h,
Metro Vancouver weather: 'Bomb cyclone' storm could cause extensive power outages
Unlike the hailstorm, however, Environment Canada has observed the potent weather system moving south from the Gulf of Alaska since last week. The bomb cyclone - also called rapid cyclogenesis - occurs when a mid-latitude, low-pressure system drops over 24 millibars in 24 hours.
Bomb cyclone, high winds aim for B.C. by Tuesday
A rapidly intensifying storm will threaten some hazardous conditions across B.C. through the first half of the week
Power outages likely as 'bomb cyclone' forms off B.C. coast, meteorologists say
Forecasters are warning of hurricane-level wind gusts as a "bomb cyclone" forms off the coast of Vancouver Island. Wind warnings cover the entirety of B.C.'s coast, with wind speeds of 90 km/h, gusting up to 120 km/h,
What to expect with bomb cyclone off B.C.'s coast
Parts of Metro Vancouver woke up to snow Tuesday morning and more wild weather is in the forecast. People are being warned to bundle up and batten down the hatches. As Andrea Macpherson reports, a powerful storm known as a bomb cyclone is soon expected to park itself off the coast.
Power outages likely as intense bomb cyclone slams B.C. with heavy rain, winds
An intense fall storm is set to impact the B.C. coast on Tuesday, anticipated to bring powerful waves, fierce wind gusts and heavy precipitation that all threaten disruptions to power and travel acros
'Bomb cyclone' developing off B.C. coast, potentially bringing hurricane-force winds
A so-called "bomb cyclone" is expected to bring powerful winds to Vancouver Island and the British Columbia coast this week, an Environment Canada meteorologist says.
BC's weather forecast is calling for a 'rapidly intensifying' 'bomb cyclone' this week
The intense weather is expected to meet the criteria for a bomb cyclone, which TWN said is "different from other storms because the dynamics within a rapidly intensifying storm ca
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