Lower Mainland Weather Central - Page 26

Kodii · #**501** Posted **Apr 3, 2010, 8:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by touraccuracy

ubc was kinda gusty.

Debris everywhere, especially close to the water. A tree narrowly missed a residence building on its way down.

Metro-One · #**502** Posted **Apr 6, 2010, 1:28 AM**

We just had a big thunder, hail and wind storm over my house. I actually got to see some good fork lightning, something of a rarity in the Fraser valley.

SpongeG · #**503** Posted **Apr 6, 2010, 2:18 AM**

i heard about the hail

I saw lightning on thursday and heard some thunder

so far nothing here yet

SpongeG · #**504** Posted **May 17, 2010, 6:20 AM**

ah memories

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SpongeG · #**505** Posted **May 20, 2010, 1:08 AM**

Major spring storm to hit Vancouver and B.C.'s south coast

Environment Canada has warned of a strong wind storm that will hit Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island early Wednesday evening.

Strong southeast winds are expected to blow through the south coast of B.C., including Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, East Vancouver Island. Sunshine Coast, and the Southern Gulf Islands.

The spring storm is already having an impact on the south coast, delaying transportation and leaving thousands without power.

A fallen tree brought down power lines onto train tracks in Coquitlam, causing prolonged delays to the West Coast Express. CP Rail police and Coquitlam RCMP are on the scene, guarding the area until crews can get clear the tracks.

Meanwhile approximately 33,000 BC Hydro customers in Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Sunshine Coast had no power early as of early Wednesday evening.

Winds are expected to weaken and shift southwest around midnight.

"It's an unseasonably strong storm for spring," CTV Meteorologist Jesse Mason told ctvbc.ca. "It will pack a strong punch, but it will be short-lived."

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http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local..._100519/20100519?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

entheosfog · #**506** Posted **May 20, 2010, 7:18 AM**

my power went out for like half and hour this evening, not sure if it was storm related or not...

trofirhen · #**507** Posted **May 20, 2010, 8:24 AM**

Vancouver gets considerably more rain than Seattle, even at the airport, but which city gets the higher wind gusts, Vancouver or Seattle? Does anybody know?

entheosfog · #**508** Posted **May 21, 2010, 4:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by entheosfog

my power went out for like half and hour this evening, not sure if it was storm related or not...

To answer my own question, yes, it was storm related.

SpongeG · #**509** Posted **May 21, 2010, 4:20 AM**

i didn't even notice the storm i ventured out around 10 pm and it was quiet

Pennywise604 · #**510** Posted **May 21, 2010, 6:35 AM**

You got to miss it all than lol, lucky you! I was at Planet Ice in Coquitlam during the storm. I didn't get to see it, but long story short, when I arrived at 3:30pm it was sunny... When I left at 5:15pm there were branches down everywhere, roads flooded, and heavy rain.
The person I know, that did witness it, said there was intense lightning, hail, unbelievably powerful winds (his guess was over 100km/h), and rain coming down in buckets. The parking lot actually needed to be closed, so that snow plows/bulldozers could clear the parking lot of all the debris...
What I found to be funny about the storm, my house in Delta saw basically no rain, and only semi-moderate winds...

SpongeG · #**511** Posted **May 21, 2010, 6:57 AM**

i live near lougheed mall and not a sound was made here - weird

SpongeG · #**512** Posted **Jul 28, 2010, 11:39 PM**

Rain-free Vancouver close to city record

Reservoirs sit at 89 per cent of capacity

BY TAMARA BALUJA AND FRA NK LUBA, THE PROVINCE JULY 28, 2010

As of today, it's been 25 days without rain in the Vancouver area.

Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist says there's only been 0.6 mm of rain this month, compared with a monthly average of 39.6 mm.

"The lowest record we had was a trace amount of rain in July 1985," says Lundquist. "So while we won't be breaking any records, there is a good chance we could get the second place."

Temperatures haven't been higher than usual, but the lack of rain is "way below normal," Lundquist says.

Despite the dry spell, Metro Vancouver says its water reservoir levels are in good shape at 89-per-cent storage capacity, which is in the normal range for this time of the year.

"That's not a licence for people to be wasteful, though," says spokesman Bill Morrell. "We encourage people to water their lawns in the mornings and be mindful of lawn-sprinkling regulations."

Sustained hot weather in Metro Vancouver is resulting in very high peak demand on the region's water distribution system, especially during periods when lawn sprinkling is permitted.

"While we have plenty of water in our storage reservoirs, our ability to distribute it throughout the system is taxed during these periods of very high water use, " said Metro Vancouver Water Committee chairman Tim Stevenson. "It was during this week last year that we reached our highest ever daily demand on the water system at 2.005 billion litres, and the trends suggest we are on track to reach or possibly exceed that in the coming days."

Currently, lawn sprinkling is permitted from 4 to 9 a.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. for even-numbered addresses on Wednesday and Saturday, and odd-numbered addresses on Thursday and Sunday.

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Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Rain+fre...+record/3330811/story.html#ixzz0v1W0lPDx

SpongeG · #**513** Posted **Sep 22, 2010, 8:33 PM**

Cloudy, rainy Vancouver weather to usher in start of a cold, wet, snowy fall

VANCOUVER - Sunny skies over the Lower Mainland will fittingly mark the waning hours of summer today as the season officially draws to a close tonight - just in time for clouds and cool air to roll in from the Pacific.

Following the official start to fall at 8:09 p.m. showers will begin overnight as rain develops Thursday in Vancouver as the region creeps toward a record-setting month for rain.

Vancouver has already seen several downpours that have contributed to 119 millimetres of rain at the Vancouver International Airport weather station. The September record stands at 153.1, set in 2004.

Abbotsford has already doubled its average rain total (76 mm) for the month with 153 mm.

Residents should see a brief respite Friday afternoon and Saturday with dry, cloudy skies but rain will return on Sunday as a powerful Pacific storm from the north hits the coast, according to meteorologist Mark Madryga.

The rain is expected to last several days, according to the extended forecast from Environment Canada.

The shift in weather is also a fitting mark to the fall season, which at first is expected to be mild and wet.

However, according to the 2011 long-range seasonal forecast from the Old Farmer's Almanac the latter half of fall and winter is expected to be cold and snowy for southern B.C. — a far cry from the snowless season brought by El Nino last year.

The change, explained Madryga, is due to La Nina.

"La Nina is with us. That is opposite to the El Nino we had last winter with essentially no snow for the Olympics, or all season in the city. The consensus is that it will be a bit colder than average this fall and winter," he said.

La Nina, which often follows a strong El Nino such as the one British Columbians just experienced, is a large climate pattern that brings cool ocean temperatures to the Pacific Northwest, thus cooling the surrounding air.

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Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/C...wy+fall/3563755/story.html#ixzz10ICZksRy

whatnext · #**514** Posted **Sep 23, 2010, 5:33 PM**

s211 · #**515** Posted **Sep 24, 2010, 2:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

Unhappy face? Kidding?

Snow tires = skiing, dude!

bils · #**516** Posted **Sep 24, 2010, 3:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

Vancouver has already seen several downpours that have contributed to 119 millimetres of rain at the Vancouver International Airport weather station. The September record stands at 153.1, set in 2004.

amazing to think, if our record setting rainfall on aug 31 (55mm+) had occurred a day later we would have blasted past our old monthly record by now

wrenegade · #**517** Posted **Sep 24, 2010, 8:53 PM**

La Nina is fucking excellent news. Above average precip and below average temps all the way through March? Sign me up! I am absolutely itching for ski season to start. Fingers crossed for an early November opening to Whis and Baker!

DKaz · #**518** Posted **Sep 24, 2010, 8:58 PM**

I CALLED IT! Metre plus of snow this year baby!!!!

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Donald Nguyen wants a metre of snow again this winter.
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SpongeG · #**519** Posted **Sep 24, 2010, 10:00 PM**

booo as a non-skier this sucks - might get snowed in for days again as happenned in 1996

Metro-One · #**520** Posted **Sep 24, 2010, 10:30 PM**

I only like snow on the mountain tops (and that does not include the top of Burnaby Mountain!!!!)

Please no snow in the valley, this last winter was the best one we ever had!