Lower Mainland Weather Central - Page 13

CanadianCentaur · #**241** Posted **Dec 16, 2008, 7:08 PM**

It would be cool if Vancouver had a White Christmas this year. I believe the last time Vancouver had a White Xmas was in 1998.

I'm in fact headed to Vancouver this afternoon to stay with some relatives over the holidays.

rather_draconian · #**242** Posted **Dec 16, 2008, 7:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by canucks23

What is it with us vancouver people ( the majority) and the love of snow? Do other people around the country and the world share the same anticipation and excitement when it snows?

I think Vancouverites are just enthralled by snow because it's a rarity. I moved to Toronto from Vancouver four years ago, and my excitement for snow dropped like a brick. It was kind of cool at first to have snowy winters, but this year, when the first snow hit I felt absolutely nothing.

mr.x · #**243** Posted **Dec 16, 2008, 8:48 PM**

SNOWFALL WARNING: Greater Vancouver

Issued at 12:00 PM PST TUESDAY 16 DECEMBER 2008

5 CM OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER METRO VANCOUVER..THE FRASER VALLEY AND NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 5 TO 15 CM OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER GREATER VICTORIA..THE SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS AND EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND. THIS IS A WARNING THAT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.

A DEVELOPING LOW IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE SOUTH COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS VANCOUVER ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND..EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND..GREATER VICTORIA..SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS AND SECTIONS OF THE LOWER MAINLAND AND FRASER VALLEY BEGINNING THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 CM ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOW ARRIVING ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER TO A FEW FLURRIES ON THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES FOR THE EASTERN FRASER VALLEY WILL RISE ABOVE MINUS 20 THIS MORNING AS WINDS EASE AND THE TEMPERATURE RISES SLIGHTLY. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS 20 WILL REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AS COLD ARCTIC AIR OVER THE BRITISH COLUMBIA INTERIOR WILL REDEVELOP THROUGH THE VALLEYS AND INLETS PRODUCING STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COASTS..FRASER VALLEY AND HOWE SOUND.

MistyMountainHop · #**244** Posted **Dec 17, 2008, 1:00 AM**

Wow, the first White Christmas here in 10 years and I'll be up at Big White.

mr.x · #**245** Posted **Dec 17, 2008, 10:16 AM**

3 cms so far at UBC.

yesheh · #**246** Posted **Dec 17, 2008, 9:42 PM**

Haven't seen this in a while....

Fraser Valley - west including Abbotsford
1:26 PM PST Wednesday 17 December 2008
Blizzard warning for
Fraser Valley - west including Abbotsford issued

Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Watch for updated statements.
Please refer to the latest public forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through your local radio and television stations or Weatheradio.

DKaz · #**247** Posted **Dec 17, 2008, 10:39 PM**

Woohoo, it's been about 17 years since i've been in a blizzard, and that was in Edmonton -- tightly bundled in winter clothes and walking to school.

mr.x · #**248** Posted **Dec 17, 2008, 10:40 PM**

Still coming down hard.

mr.x · #**249** Posted **Dec 17, 2008, 10:44 PM**

live webcam....hardly anyone driving on the Burrard Bridge:

live webcam...Port Mann

Metro-One · #**250** Posted **Dec 17, 2008, 11:41 PM**

Looks pretty clear to me.

SpongeG · #**251** Posted **Dec 18, 2008, 12:33 AM**

they said there is black ice on the portmann

mary hill is said to be a skating rink - trucks have jacknifed etc and pulled over, hey #1 in the vaklley is said to be in bad shape with trucks in ditches etc

fraser hwy is said to be really bad too

out here near brentwood its barely snowing the main roads are mostly good - the side roads are icy and snow covered

the police have told people not to drive anywhere unless its an emergency - advising people to stay home and stay off the roads

mr.x · #**252** Posted **Dec 18, 2008, 12:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

they said there is black ice on the portmann

mary hill is said to be a skating rink - trucks have jacknifed etc and pulled over, hey #1 in the vaklley is said to be in bad shape with trucks in ditches etc

fraser hwy is said to be really bad too

out here near brentwood its barely snowing the main roads are mostly good - the side roads are icy and snow covered

the police have told people not to drive anywhere unless its an emergency - advising people to stay home and stay off the roads

I have to really wonder what VANOC's contingency plan is in the event we get a similar (or larger and consecutive) snowfall in the February of 2010. We'd probably need to borrow dozens and dozens and dozens and dozens and dozens of snow removal and salting vehicles from other jurisdictions in B.C. and Canada.

What if it snowed during the entire 17-day event? :p

CanadianCentaur · #**253** Posted **Dec 18, 2008, 12:50 AM**

It's been snowing nonstop since I woke this morning at 7:30 - and still hasn't stopped. Last itme I was in Vancouver for the Xmas holidays was back in 2006, and I never saw a flake.

I saw a car slide backwards this morning about 40-50 feet right in front of my brother's house in North Delta, but thankfully didn't hit anything. Probably still had summer tires on. A few more cars had trouble on our street, too. However, my brother's Honda CRV SUV gave him no real problems, as it was fitted with all-season tires - and that my brother's probably had more experience in winter driving than a lot of people in Metro Van do (like me, he was born and grew up in Alberta).

SpongeG · #**254** Posted **Dec 18, 2008, 1:16 AM**

i didn't drive today cause my car is horrible in the snow - i need winter tires - i learned to drive in teh snow up north so this would be nothing but i am scared of the other drivers - driving home last night some were driving so slow and one guy had his blinkers on in the fast lane going about 10 km/h

i drive slow but not that slow

i probably wouldn't have made it out of my driveway today anyway - it was covered in snow and not shovelled or salted - a truck had a struggle getting out as i started to walk to the skytrain - so if he could barely do it i would have been having a harder time

Aylmer · #**255** Posted **Dec 18, 2008, 1:50 AM**

I don't think I've ever seen a snowfall warning for 5 cm...

bils · #**256** Posted **Dec 18, 2008, 1:57 AM**

i think there's much more than 5cm around town. unfortunately here in richmond we got shafted yet again with only a few cms.

from environment canada

Total snowfall accumulations at select coastal sites up until 3 PM Wednesday December 17, 2008.

Campbell River airport 17 cm
Comox airport 23 cm
Powell River airport 12 cm
Vancouver international airport 6 cm
north Vancouver 10 to 15 cm
Surrey 10 to 15 cm
Abbotsford airport 10 cm.

SpongeG · #**257** Posted **Dec 18, 2008, 2:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by AylmerOptimist

I don't think I've ever seen a snowfall warning for 5 cm...

that was for ontop of what fell saturday/sunday

which never melted

and it varies a lot - where i am in burnaby for work we had no snow from the saturday/sunday snow fall so the tiny but we got today isn't that much

the cold is awful though like -18 with the windchill

we may lose some palm trees this winter i think

Aylmer · #**258** Posted **Dec 18, 2008, 2:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

that was for ontop of what fell saturday/sunday

which never melted

and it varies a lot - where i am in burnaby for work we had no snow from the saturday/sunday snow fall so the tiny but we got today isn't that much

the cold is awful though like -18 with the windchill

we may lose some palm trees this winter i think

Welcome to Canada!

SpongeG · #**259** Posted **Dec 18, 2008, 3:10 AM**

its pretty crazy

they are talking on the radio about all thats been going on

2 died on hwy #1 cause of the snow

granville street south was said to be an ice rink and busses and cars were sliding all over

they have now shut down hwy #1 between chilliwack and abbotsford due to the blizzard going on out there

police are telling people not to go out tonight and to stay off the roads

entheosfog · #**260** Posted **Dec 18, 2008, 3:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

its pretty crazy

they are talking on the radio about all thats been going on

2 died on hwy #1 cause of the snow

granville street south was said to be an ice rink and busses and cars were sliding all over

they have now shut down hwy #1 between chilliwack and abbotsford due to the blizzard going on out there

police are telling people not to go out tonight and to stay off the roads

The traffic was quite light all day today which was nice for me cause I drive for a living. My Alberta winter driving experience sure comes in handy on days like this...