Yellow Wind Warning Issued for Haida Gwaii
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on May 31, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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Environment Canada has issued a yellow warning for damaging winds expected in Haida Gwaii tonight.
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- Record type
- Wind Warning
- Affected area
- Haida Gwaii
- Issued
- May 31, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
Wind notices are issued against local thresholds and a defined time window. Confirm both in the original notice before making a current-condition decision.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Haida Gwaii.
Alert Details
Yellow warning - wind - in effect. Issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-05-24T11:46:12-00:00 until 2026-05-25T03:46:12-00:00.
Affected Areas
Haida Gwaii.
What You Should Do
Monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. Local utility outages are possible. Disruptions to services and travel are possible. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm.
Expected Conditions
Maximum wind speeds 90 km/h gusting to 110. Strong southeasterly winds.
Timeline
Strong winds developing early this evening then easing around midnight. An intense Pacific frontal system will approach Haida Gwaii.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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