| StylinRed | 07-25-2009 06:21 PM |
major lightning/thunder storm going on over in the mountains pretty close to maple ridge
like lightning every 1second or less been going on for a few hours now, earlier in the day u could only hear the thunder then it started to rain and now the lightning off in the distance is begining to surround us but still in the mountains
ive never seen a lightning storm around here go on for so long and with lightning strikes so frequent its almost like a horror movie Quote:
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH: Fraser Valley Issued at 7:10 PM PDT SATURDAY 25 JULY 2009
Potential exists for severe thunderstorms with large hail and strong wind gusts to develop this evening. THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
Thunderstorms have developed this afternoon over the interior of British Columbia. There is potential that severe thunderstorms could make their way to the eastern Fraser Valley. The main threats from these storms would be 15 mm hail, strong wind gusts, and heavy downpours.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING: Fraser Valley Issued at 7.09 PM PDT SATURDAY 25 JULY 2009
At 7:00pm radar indicates a line of severe thunderstorms just to the west of Harrison Lake moving west-southwest at 30 km/h. A severe thunderstorm just southeast of Whistler is moving southwest at 40 km/h. These thunderstorms are capable of producing large hail, strong winds, and heavy rain. THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. REMEMBER SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE TORNADOES..LISTEN FOR UPDATED WARNINGS. NOTE..A SUMMARY OF ALL WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA IS AVAILABLE IN THE WWCN11 CWVR BULLETIN ISSUED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS BULLETIN.
Thunderstorms have developed this afternoon over the interior of British Columbia. There is potential that severe thunderstorms could make their way to the eastern Fraser Valley. The main threats from these storms would be 15 mm hail, strong wind gusts, and heavy downpours.
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