Kyle Sooley-Brookings

Dec 21, 20191 min

British Columbia Records Major Snowfall #BCwx #BCstorm

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