Between snow, freezing rain and ice pellets, the winter storm that hit B.C. "My plea to the folks of the Lower Mainland would be this: if you don't need to drive over the next few days, please don't," said Stone. South Coast is expected to bring snow, high winds and freezing rain. #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/6eTFQbhm3b — @JWagstaffeSnow is expected to turn to freezing rain, then heavy rain overnight as temperatures rise, according to Environment Canada. By late Wednesday, BC Hydro reported almost no power outages in the Lower Mainland, but on Vancouver Island, over 10,000 customers were without power.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2017 22:42 UTC