Rare "tornadic waterspout" at YVR prompts tornado watch (PHOTOS)
There was an extremely rare weather event in Metro Vancouver on Saturday afternoon.
Environment Canada briefly issued a tornado watch for parts of the Lower Mainland, including the North Shore.
It was issued around 5:30 pm and was over by 6 pm.
A lot of people took to social media, with photos and videos of the rare event.
Velocity couplet (rotation aloft; perhaps a waterspout or weak tornado) near Iona spit moving NNE #YVR #BCstorm pic.twitter.com/ndVmBYisKU
ā Chris Doyle (@ensembleator) November 7, 2021
š @justinhobson85 @ahberrington pic.twitter.com/LHdRjYN8Ts
ā Benjamin Jurkovich (@BenjaminJurkovi) November 6, 2021
God damn this huge tornadošŖ
On YVR airportā¦#Vancouver #tornado #metrovancouver pic.twitter.com/a6qtyVrgZeā šÆšµlil.INVšØš¦ (@InvLil) November 7, 2021
Looks like a LARGE waterspout outside Vancouver airport #yvr #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/LLWcaAQCmY
ā Prairie Storm Chasers (@PrairieChasers) November 7, 2021
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