British Columbia Records Major Snowfall #BCwx #BCstorm
- Kyle Sooley-Brookings
- Dec 21, 2019
- 1 min read
Heavy snow and rain fell across southern British Columbia from Thursday and Friday.
Here are snowfall and rainfall amounts from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Snowfall Amounts:
Coquihalla Hope to Merritt: 45 to 86 cm
Allison Pass: 94 to 103 cm
Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass: 23 to 38 cm
Pennask Summit: 30 cm
Kootenay Pass: 20 cm
Coquihalla Merritt to Kamloops: 10 to 15 cm
Princeton Area: 30 to 47 cm
Vernon Area: 9 to 15 cm
Kelowna Area: 9 to 15 cm
Fraser Canyon Area: 5 to 9 cm
West Columbia Area: 16 to 35 cm
North Columbia Area: 9 to 21 cm
East Kootenay - North Area: 15 to 20 cm
Arrow Lakes-Slocan Lakes Area: 10 to 19 cm
Creston: 16 cm
Sparwood/Elkford: 13 to 15 cm
Castlegar: 13 cm
Nelson: 12 cm
Warfield: 12 cm
Beasley Bluffs: 12 cm
Cranbrook: 11 cm
Rainfall amounts:
Agassiz: 86 mm
Hope Area: 60 to 81 mm
Cultus Lake: 81 mm
Morrissey: 51 mm
Wind gusts:
Trial Lightstation: 107 km/h
Discovery Island: 93 km/h
Kelp Reefs: 87 km/h
Based on ECCC Data
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