While Vancouver is no stranger to rain, last night’s long and violent thunder and lightning storm was something that doesn’t come too often.
Beginning at approximately 11 pm on Thursday evening, the heavy rainfall warning came true and was followed by frequent flashes of lightning and loud thunder for nearly an hour. According to Environment Canada, nearly 1,000 lightning strikes were recorded throughout the storm’s duration.
The massive storm first made landfall over Vancouver before heading towards the region’s eastern suburbs.
Long time Vancity Buzz reader Jeremy Lim sent us this audio recording of last night’s storm:
Photos
Image: Arthur Degirmentas
Image: Claude Schneider
Image: Cameron Brown
Image: Mindfuel Photography
Image: Peter So
Image: Michael Sean O’Rafferty
Video
Torrential rain causes major flooding at the intersection of Broadway and Cambie Street (Broadway-City Hall Canada Line Station):
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Lightning knocks out Vancouver street light:
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Thunder, lightning, and torrential rain:
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Tweets
Here’s all the lightning from around #Vancouver and the South Coast from last evening. Nearly 1000 lightning strikes! pic.twitter.com/kfw80iNtOP
— EC_BCweather (@EC_BCweather) August 30, 2013
#Vancouver I believe someone said a shot from the fox?? #lightning #thunderstorm pic.twitter.com/eddjR117Dc
— Wanda (@wjbarton) August 30, 2013
‘lightening’ & ‘thunderstorm’ are now trending in #Vancouver http://t.co/l7xLVqvtTB
— Trendsmap Vancouver (@TrendsVancouver) August 30, 2013
#vancouverstorm is now trending in #Vancouver http://t.co/l7xLVqvtTB
— Trendsmap Vancouver (@TrendsVancouver) August 30, 2013
‘torrential’ is now trending in #Vancouver http://t.co/l7xLVqvtTB
— Trendsmap Vancouver (@TrendsVancouver) August 30, 2013
#Vancouver Fire is out with a tree struck by lightning and now on fire at Windermere St & E 27th Ave #BCStorm
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) August 30, 2013
#Vancouver crews are closing Victoria Drive & Powell St due to 3 feet of water in the intersection. #BCStorm
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) August 30, 2013
Screw going to bed – our once a year storm just happened! #lightning #BCStorm #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/rAyqOMPC2C
— Kyle Bryan (@KyleBryan) August 30, 2013
Dazzling pic of forked #lightning #storm over #vancouver pic.twitter.com/0dEoJD8T4l
— Joshua Berson (@bersonphoto) August 30, 2013
((((Breaking))) Flooding at City Hall sky train station in Vancouver after thunder storm…….. pic.twitter.com/5sBvXeBLpW
— Brad Best (@Maxwell4911) August 30, 2013
@VancityBuzz I thought the #celebrationoflight was over? #stormiscoming #brightlights pic.twitter.com/XjJoEfTb7R
— KC (@ehsituasian) August 30, 2013
Feature image: Mindfuel Photography