Residents of B.C.’s South Coast should brace for a severe winter storm that will bring hazardous conditions, Environment Canada said Thursday.

Travel conditions will be challenging due to the heavy snow, ice pellets, freezing rain and then heavy rain on snow or ice.

Environment Canada first issued the winter storm watch on Wednesday but that has now been upgraded to a warning.

Starting Thursday evening, residents of the South Coast and Vancouver Island can expect heavy snow followed by freezing rain and rain, localized strong winds, and a localized windchill of -25 due to Arctic outflow, and then localized flooding in heavy rain.

Freezing rain is expected during the transition from snow to rain, which could cause significant impacts on road conditions.

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