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Winter walloping

UPDATE: 7:06 p.m 

Metro Vancouver saw dozens of vehicle crashes and widespread transit delays Friday as the area was hit with its second snowfall of the week. 

Despite a forecast that called for the snow to slow by Friday morning, it continued to fall into the evening. 

Temperatures hovered around 0 C throughout the Lower Mainland, causing icy roads in areas where snow has melted and refroze. 

Vehicle crashes have been reported on Highway 1, Highway 17, Highway 91 near the Alex Fraser bridge. 

- With files from CTV Vancouver


UPDATE: 8:50 a.m.

Snow in the Lower Mainland has forced school closures across Metro Vancouver.

The wintery wallop is also causing some flight cancellations at Vancouver airport.


ORIGINAL: 8 a.m.

The first flakes are falling in parts of the Lower Mainland and snow has already begun to blanket southern Vancouver Island, heralding the arrival of a winter storm forecasters expect to wallop the region over the coming days

Environment Canada is predicting between 10 and 25 centimetres of snow on B.C.'s south coast and the Island for today and into the weekend.

The weather agency is also calling for especially chilly temperatures along sections of the north and central coasts, with cold air and strong winds expected to make it feel like -20 C in the morning.

Between 10 and 20 centimetres of snow is forecast for Metro Vancouver, though only one centimetre fell overnight.

The provincial government says it may be forced to shut down two of the Lower Mainland's main bridges if workers are unable to prevent ice from forming on the structures' cables and falling on passing vehicles.

Monday saw dozens of vehicles damaged by so-called ice bombs, leading to 80 insurance claims, and prompting a pledge from the province to cover the deductible.



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