Wind, rain warnings lifted for B.C. South Coast

After four days of relentless rain, the first storm of the season has broken over B.C.'s South Coast.

Environment Canada lifted wind and rain warnings for Metro Vancouver, Howe Sound, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine coast early Friday afternoon.

Winds gusting up to 90 km/h wereexpected for those regions earlier Friday morning. Some areas might have received up to 50 millimetres of rainfall.

The weather agency said localized flooding waspossible in low-lying areas, as werewashouts near rivers, creeks and culverts.

The provinceis continuinghigh streamflow advisories for much of the South Coast. Such advisoriesmeanriver levels across much of the region are rising or expected to rise rapidly, butno major flooding is expected.