After water spout and tornado warning, B.C. residents told to prepare for another coastal storm

Trees on the University of British Columbia campus were damaged during Saturday's storm and Environment Canada is warning of more wind ahead.

Residents in the south coast regions of British Columbia awoke on Sunday to an upcoming wind warning.

On Saturday, the night before, a water spout built up near the Vancouver International Airport and made its way north toward West Vancouver and the mouth of Howe Sound.

A tornado watch was issued around 5:30 p.m. and rescinded less than an hour later, but the storm caused considerable damage on the University of British Columbia campus. The school is located on a peninsula not far from the airport.

The regional transit authority issued a statement Sunday morning saying that several bus routes on the university’s campus were being rerouted due to storm damage.

“Due to fallen trees from yesterday’s windstorm, University Boulevard from Blanca Street to Wesbrook Mall is closed to all traffic,” reads a statement from TransLink.

“Our crews are working hard to restore service as they wait for the City of Vancouver to clear the large number of fallen trees,” it continues.

TransLink said it had been told that it could take several days before the cleanup is finished.