Around 30,000 properties were still without power on Vancouver Island on Thursday morning, as B.C. Hydro crews continued to repair the damage from the "bomb cyclone" that began battering the region late Tuesday.

Strong winds are expected to continue today for inlets and valleys along the north and central coast of British Columbia, Environment Canada says

A bomb cyclone slammed the Pacific Northwest and Canada's British Columbia on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, killing at least two people and knocking out power to more than half-a-million homes and businesses.

B.C. has been hit by a series of powerful fall storms, including an atmospheric river that caused flash flooding in Metro Vancouver in mid-October. A lightning storm overnight and early Monday covered parts of Metro Vancouver in hail.

Hurricane-force winds of up to 159 km/h have slammed into parts of the British Columbia Coast as a massive storm swirling off Vancouver Island severed highways and cut power to about 225,000 people.

A major clean-up was underway across many parts of Vancouver Island on Wednesday after a powerful bomb cyclone battered the South Coast.

The massive storm battered parts of coastal British Columbia with winds up to 170 km/h, equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane. A bomb cyclone is caused by rapidly dropping atmospheric pressure at the centre of a weather system.

Washington State Ferries cancelled service on some routes, and Sound Transit experienced technical difficulties during the “bomb cyclone” storm Tuesday night.

According to documents obtained by Global News, about eight trees have come down in the park, with seven obstructing roadways.