A gull is perched on a railing at a viewpoint, as rain rolls over the rocky shore of Yachats State Recreation Site on the central Oregon coast. Jamie Hale/The Oregonian

A special weather statement is in effect for much of B.C.'s coast as high winds are expected to hit the region Tuesday evening. The wind event, known as a "bomb cyclone," is expected to last into Wednesday morning.

A rapidly intensifying storm will threaten some hazardous conditions across B.C. through the first half of the week. The forthcoming bomb cyclone has some similarities with the historic low that hit the Pacific Northwest in October 2021.