Yellow Warning - Wind

Damaging winds are expected.

What: Southwesterly wind gusts of up to 90 km/h.

When: Now until this evening

Where: - Chilcotin (Near Alexis Creek and Dog Creek). - 100 Mile House

Additional information: A low pressure system is approaching the B.C. coast and will bring strong southerly/southwesterly winds to the Chilcotin and 100 Mile House regions this evening. Gusts of up to 90 km/h are possible and will mainly affect Alexis Creek, Dog Creek, Highway 20 between Williams Lake and Puntzi Mountain, and regions west of 100 Mile House town. Winds should ease before midnight.

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

Weather in the mountains can change suddenly resulting in hazardous driving conditions.

Road conditions are available at https://www.drivebc.ca/.

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 social media using #BCStorm.