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Storm Warning – Issued if winds of 48 to 63 kn (89 to 117 km/h) are forecast. Hurricane Force Wind Warning – Issued for winds of 64 kn (119 km/h) or greater. Squall Warning – Issued for forecast or observed wind gusts of 34 kn (63 km/h) or greater that are associated with a line, or an organized area, of thunderstorms.
Unlock AccuWeather Alerts™ with Premium+ In British Columbia, snow levels fluctuated between 3,000 and 4,000 feet at the onset of the storm on Friday, rose to 6,000 to 7,000 feet on Saturday ...
Four people were killed during the event, two in the Lower Mainland and two on Vancouver Island. The storm also brought heavy snow to inland portions of the province with major highways having been closed. Northwestern Washington was on the southern edge of the atmospheric river. There, strong winds knocked out power to thousands and minor ...
On December 13 a strong frontal system impacted the western coast, dropping 77.5 millimetres (3.05 in) of rain on downtown Vancouver, [5] and 67.0 millimetres (2.64 in) at the Vancouver International Airport. [6] Snowfall warnings were also put in place for the Coquihalla, and other high elevation places. [7]
The Hanukkah Eve windstorm of 2006 was a powerful Pacific Northwest ... monoxide warnings on its ... 10,000 trees in Stanley Park in downtown Vancouver.
Winds gusted as high as 85 mph in Oregon and 101 mph were reported off the coast of Vancouver Island Tuesday. The storm dropped to a pressure of 27.82 inches of mercury (942 mb), likely the ...
Environment Canada issued high wind and rain warnings for the west coast as winds of over 90 km/h (56 mph) were anticipated. [27] As the system neared the coast, wind gusts of 63 km/h (39 mph) were recorded at Vancouver International Airport, 69 km/h (43 mph) at Victoria Airport, and 59 km/h (37 mph) at Abbotsford Airport. [29]
The winter storm has already brought damaging winds and dangerous levels of rain and snow to the US west coast. ... with forecasters warning of life-threatening flooding, rockslides and debris ...