British Columbia Hit With Strong Storm #BCstorm

On Tuesday night a strong storm system pushed across British Columbia.

The storm brought heavy rain and strong winds to the southern B.C. coast.

Below is a summary of wind gusts and rainfall amounts received by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Wind gusts:

• West Vancouver 67 km/h

• Squamish 85 km/h

• Abbotsford 83 km/h

• Vancouver Airport 91 km/h

• Hope 100 km/h

• Tofino 70 km/h

• Estevan Point 96 km/h

• Solander Island 98 km/h

• Victoria Harbour 100 km/h

• Sheringham Point 100 km/h

• Sartine Island 100 km/h

• Victoria Gonzales 106 km/h

• Race Rocks 111 km/h

Rainfall amounts:

• West Vancouver 21 mm

• Whistler 24 mm

• Hope 27 mm

• Aggasiz 28 mm

• Squamish 37 mm

• Malahat 22 mm

• Qualicum Beach 26 mm

Based on ECCC Data