Gusts of more than 90 km/h are hitting parts of the British Columbia coast as a "bomb cyclone" develops off Vancouver Island, bringing the potential for destructive hurricane-force winds.

Some B.C. Ferries sailings were cancelled and some sections of highways were closed because of downed trees and debris.

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

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,

The use of terms including "atmospheric rivers" and "bomb cyclones" to describe weather phenomena has moved out of scientific journals and into the mainstream in recent years, but