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Environment Canada has issued heavy snowfall warnings for a number of key highways in British Columbia with accumulation of up to 50 centimetres possible in some inland stretches.

Snow showed up in several Vancouver Island communities Monday, but it’s not likely to turn up in Victoria until the last few days of the week.

More than 16,000 hydro customers were without power on Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands Tuesday morning as strong winds ravaged British Columbias South Coast.

Winds are expected to gust up to 100 km/h on Tuesday along some parts of southwestern British Columbia as winter storms trigger ferry cancellations, power outages and avalanche warnings.

The Fraser-Cascade School District closed Boston Bar Elementary School due to road conditions and a power outage Tuesday morning.

Winter weather conditions can quickly become dangerous with little or no warning

A storm whipped up high winds and rain Tuesday, leaving thousands without power on Vancouver Island and causing flooding and ferry cancellations.

Winds gusting up to 100 km/h, high sea levels on coast; heavy snow further inland

Winter weather conditions can quickly become dangerous with little or no warning

Winter weather conditions can quickly become dangerous with little or no warning