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Pounding rain, damaging winds expected to batter parts of B.C. through Wednesday

Environment Canada has issued warnings for much of Vancouver Island, Howe Sound, the Sunshine Coast and eastern and northern sections of Metro Vancouver.

70 to 100 kilometre winds forecast for parts of southern B.C.

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Waves pound Ogden Point breakwater as strong wind warnings are issued by Environment Canada along the south coast as a frontal system pushes across Vancouver Island during the first major storm of the year in Victoria, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021.
Waves pound Ogden Point breakwater in Victoria, B.C., on Jan. 5, 2021. (The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito)

Heavy rain and strong winds are forecast to pummel parts of British Columbia. 

Environment Canada has issued warnings for much of Vancouver Island, Howe Sound, the Sunshine Coast and eastern and northern sections of Metro Vancouver. 

The forecaster warns of strong winds that may cause damage to much of western Vancouver Island, Victoria, the Sunshine Coast, and eastern Vancouver Island from Sayward to Nanoose Bay.

It says winds could reach 100 kilometres per hour on the west side of Vancouver Island, while they will gust between 70 and 90 kilometres per hour elsewhere, but is expected to ease by Wednesday afternoon.

Environment Canada says heavy rain could fall along Howe Sound, on Vancouver's North Shore, and northeast Metro Vancouver, including Coquitlam and Maple Ridge. 

It says residents and businesses may get between 50 and 70 millimetres of rainfall through Wednesday night, which could cause flash flooding and water pooling on roads. 

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