Yellow Warning - Wind

Damaging winds are expected.

What: Strong and damaging gusty southerly winds.

Where: South Thompson – Western sections from Spences Bridge to Cache Creek, including Ashcroft, and the Thompson Highlands including Logan Lake, Fraser Canyon - south including Lytton

When: Wednesday.

Additional Information: A strong and slow moving Pacific frontal system will lie across central B.C. tonight through Wednesday. Southerly winds of 50 km/h gusting up to 80 to 90 will develop Wednesday morning and last into afternoon.

Wind will ease to light through Wednesday evening.

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Local utility outages are possible.

Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds.

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.