A duck flies off the Stanley Park seawall while heavy rain falls as the downtown Vancouver skyline is seen across the water, on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.Photo by DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Bomb cyclone in B.C.: Hurricane-force winds slam into province, thousands without power

Winds exceeding 100 km/h were recorded in multiple areas late Tuesday, with gusts approaching 80 km/h at Vancouver's airport

· National Post

VANCOUVER — Hurricane-force winds slammed into parts of the British Columbia coast as a massive storm swirling off Vancouver Island severed highways and cut power to hundreds of thousands of people overnight.

Winds from the bomb cyclone weather system exceeded 100 km/h in multiple areas late Tuesday, with gusts approaching 80 km/h at Vancouver’s airport.

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