Metro Vancouver wind and rain storm causes havoc, flooding (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)
Just 6 days after the start of fall, Metro Vancouver was pummelled by a storm that brought heavy rains and winds.
As much as 60 mm of rain fell across the region, in addition to high winds causing power outages with BC Hydro reporting more than 6,000 customers were without power earlier this afternoon in Delta, Coquitlam, the Fraser Valley, Port Moody and especially in West Vancouver.
300 people atop Grouse Mountain were also stranded for hours when high winds forced operators to shut down the resort’s skyride aerial tram.
Environment Canada has issued another warning for tomorrow. A major storm is forecasted for Sunday and will bring powerful winds in addition to heavy rain at times.
Satellite image of the #BC weekend storm. Please follow us for warning updates for your area. http://t.co/7k3eNAdK2B pic.twitter.com/UjoqchuNTE
— EC_BCweather (@EC_BCweather) September 28, 2013
Extreme rainfall in Vancouver today at Cambie & Broadway.#flood #vancouver #rainstorm pic.twitter.com/pqpC0fCLeh — Maureen Reynolds (@mae_reynolds) September 28, 2013
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Just a little mini-flood happening on the streets of #Vancouver after that downpour. pic.twitter.com/2KeCxdYxfy — Feisty Ditta (@Feistyditta) September 28, 2013
Now this is rain!! Please don’t flood my car. #vancouver pic.twitter.com/GaMGDiyRAW — Sefie Nolte (@sefienolte) September 28, 2013
Another downed tree. #VancouverStorm pic.twitter.com/vZuHwLWMic — Angela (@angelabsurdist) September 29, 2013
#raincouver storm time! #vancouver pic.twitter.com/pqArrTZfQr — kevin bruno (@kevinbruno) September 28, 2013
Big waves and big sun follow a day of big rain and big storms. #Vancouver #WestCoast pic.twitter.com/PAq1oao7M3 — Joshua Berson (@bersonphoto) September 29, 2013
Gorgeous. After the rain comes sun… #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/9fsCx12xnB — Nikki Bayley (@nikkibayley) September 29, 2013
Snuck in a run after the storm. Quite a view at Kits Beach. Wow. #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/mIZFSsRNs1
— Kate Wienburg (@Kattte_) September 29, 2013
Featured Image: Twitter @Feistyditta