Strong winds and heavy rain batter British Columbia

On Thursday and Friday, a strong front moved across British Columbia, bringing strong winds across the province and heavy rain to coastal areas.

Many areas recorded wind gusts over 100 km/h, and several areas received over 100 mm of rain.

The following is a summary of weather event information received by Environment and Climate Change Canada as of 2:00 p.m. on Friday.

Total rainfall amounts:

• Kemano: 122 mm

• Onion Lake: 121 mm

• Kitimat Area: 98 - 117 mm

• Terrace Airport: 95 mm

• Salvus Highway Station: 84 mm

• Bella Bella Airport: 84 mm

• Bella Coola Area: 53 - 64 mm

• Boat Bluff Lighthouse: 62 mm

• Legate Creek Highway Station: 56 mm

• Rosswood: 54 mm

• Stewart Area: 41 mm

• Tahsis Village North: 134 mm

• Zeballos: 88 mm

• North Courtenay: 83 mm

• Woss Camp: 82 mm

• Lennard Island: 80 mm

• Cape Scott Lighthouse: 78 mm

• Port Alberni: 74 mm

• Beaver Creek Forestry Station: 73 mm

• Estevan Point: 71 mm

• Port Mellon: 58 mm

• Bowser: 53 mm

• Comox Airport: 47 mm

• Squamish Airport: 46 mm

• Quatsino Lighthouse: 44 mm

• Quinsam: 44 mm

• Tantalus Highway Station: 43 mm

• Campbell River Airport: 42 mm

Maximum wind gusts:

• Sartine Island: 139 km/h

• Solander Island: 119 km/h

• Herbert Island 106 km/h

• Rose Spit: 102 km/h

• Lucy Island Lighthouse: 98 km/h

• Bella Bella Airport: 93 km/h

• Cumshewa Island: 81 km/h

• Grief Point: 77 km/h

• Sandspit Airport: 76 km/h

• Merry Island Lighthouse: 74 km/h

• Masset Airport: 72 km/h

• Comox Airport: 72 km/h

• Cape Beale Lighthouse: 69 km/h

• Powell River Airport: 67 km/h

• Prince Rupert Airport: 65 km/h

• Prince George Airport: 87 km/h

• Ootsa Lake: 79 km/h

• Williams Lake Airport: 72 km/h

• Tatlayoko Lake: 72 km/h

• Quesnel Airport: 63 km/h

• Puntzi Mountain: 63 km/h

• Lytton Airport: 61 km/h

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada