[nabs]

i was planning on going to the fireworks, can anyone please tell me if its raining in downtown?? near the beach?? its pouring here we had a thundershower in east van.

[nabs]

and i did check weather network and such, it didn't show any rain..

[Harvey Specter]

I'm in downtown; crazy downpour right now, don't think the weather will clear in time for the fireworks but who knows with this wacky weather.

[JF.]

its raining now

[StylinRed]

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


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.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/index.php?product=alerts&placecode=cabc0181&region=wwcabc0023

[invader]

Yep.

Thunder and Lightning in Surrey...hasn't rained yet though.

[StylinRed]

looks like its clearing up the clouds are dispersing

[carisear]

raining in vancouver (i'm not in downtown though) right now.

[BlackV62K2]

Raining like crazy in Surrey.....grey as hell outside.

[dai3yuen]

There's quite the lightning storm show going on over North Burnaby-ish...

Tons of lightning strikes and the whole sky is lighting up every few seconds or so!!

Mother nature > Symphony of Light!

[Laundry]

question: is it safe to drive in weather like this?

[RFlush]

Crazy lightning and thunder up here at burnaby mountain.

Think it will be sunny tomorrow or still massive rain?

[pure.life]

It's FUCKING SCARY in Coquitlam!

[ienhz]

@ sfu right now

HOOOLY Fuck the thunder is loud as fuck and the lightning bolts are really close up
the windows at the library are shaking from the thunder

[Spectre_Cdn]

Crazy lightning and thunder up here at burnaby mountain.

Think it will be sunny tomorrow or still massive rain?

It should still be sunny tomorrow. Thunderstorms don't usually last for very long I think.

[Not really racist!]

weird weather..

one of my computers just randomly shut off wtf

[murd0c]

the thunder and lighting is right above my head it's just retarded I swear its going to burn fleetwood park down

[ZhangFei]

is God mad at us? >.<"

[dai3yuen]

I can see the storm moving closer and closer....lol....heading west towards downtown.....

I'm over by Brentwood at the moment and when i look east, it's getting darker and darker and the thunder is getting closer and closer....

[secstasy]

i wonder if there'll be anyone left at english bay and such , with all the rain and the storm..

[dai3yuen]

HOLY SHIT! I'm sitting right by an open window and that last thunderclap made me practically jump out of my chair!!! F*CKIN' LOUD!!!! LOL

[invader]

tried taking a pic of the lightning...didn't come out :(

[liu13]

does this mean it'll be sunny tomorrow?

[Ride]

question: is it safe to drive in weather like this?

no, not at all. the rain will get your car wet, it's gonna get dark and it'll be harder to see in the dark and you'll also have to use wipers. I suggest u stay home and don't come out until further notice from the news, we have'nt experienced weather like this before.

[Carl Johnson]

question: is it safe to drive in weather like this?

seriously?

[BlackV62K2]

no, not at all. the rain will get your car wet, it's gonna get dark and it'll be harder to see in the dark and you'll also have to use wipers. I suggest u stay home and don't come out until further notice from the news, we have'nt experienced weather like this before.

LOLs....what a dick hahaha

[SpuGen]

question: is it safe to drive in weather like this?

It's just rain.

I'm blasting random orchestra music and watching the lightning.
It's awesome.

[liu13]

lmao is it safe to drive, the rubber tires will keep you grounded

[Not really racist!]

lol shit..
anyone hear / see that burst of rain 5 / 10 minutes ago

lmao..
phoned up some friends at the beach and they said they're getting soaked.

[K-Dub]

This is fucking awesommmmmmme. s

[Psykopathik]

weird weather..

one of my computers just randomly shut off wtf

Same here. Lots of emergency vehicles out too. Non stop thunder and lightning.

Coquitlam area. Lights flickering a lot too. Posting from my iPhone in the safety of my bathroom. Seems to be mostly over now. 8:41 pm

[Gtrr33]

well it started snowing in dt :(

[Raid3n]

thunder bolts and lightning, VERY VERY FRIGHTENING, ME!!

[Harvey Specter]

From tomorrow into next weekend it's over to be sunny with temp's reaching almost 35c so I guess the rain we're getting right now is good in a way.

[Noir]

thunder bolts and lightning, VERY VERY FRIGHTENING, ME!!

Galileo, galileo
Galileo, galileo
Galileo figaro.... magnifico

[Harvey Specter]

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Organizers of Celebration of Light say the event will go on, despite the weather. Vancouver's Virgin Festival has been cancelled for the evening. The Whitecaps game has been halted. Over 5,000 BC Hydro customers are without power.

Showers rolled in along English Bay just after the dinner hour, soaking the crowd, but most are taking it in stride. One dad who drove his kids in from Cloverdale to watch the show and has built shelter with driftwood on the beach, and a tarp from his trunk, "We don't know what it's going to be like a little bit later, but I'm looking forward to it, I think everybody is looking forward to it, no matter what [the weather]."

Lifeguards were even clearing the water due to lightning concerns.

It's round two of the Celebration of light as South Africa takes the stage in the sky over English Bay. They will be trying to out-do Canada's Wednesday night performance.



http://www.news1130.com/images/2009/07/lightning.jpg

http://news1130.com/images/2009/07/fireworkscrowd3.jpg

[R8]

this shit is off the hook, its basically over here in coquitlam... shit loads of lightning on the mountain though, awsome.

[Harvey Specter]

Yup, looks crazy outside right now. LOL @ all the idiots that wasted time camping out to get the best sit for the fireworks tonight.

[lilaznviper]

just came home from the beach... damn it was rain hard down there with lightning and thunder... everyone was leaving when i left

[MWR34]

DOnt forget, after long periods with no rain, oils from cars and trucks will now surface to the top of the road after a rain fall. So be careful out there, even with nice new tires, the centre of the lane can be slippery.

[ienhz]

pretty calm on burnaby mountain now.
is it still going on in vancouver?

[Harvey Specter]

Yup, it's raining off and on in Vancouver (downtown). The rain stops but follows up with a massive downpour and it's so bloody hot and humidity right now.

[orange7]

this is what happens when a cold front goes under and pushes a hot front upward.


I think the lightning strikes will make the fireworks even better! haha. GOod thing i'm at home right now!

[ZhangFei]

is it safe to come out and play now?

[Soundy]

this is what happens when a cold front goes under and pushes a hot front upward.


I think the lightning strikes will make the fireworks even better! haha. GOod thing i'm at home right now!

We watched the fireworks from Cypress once, and despite it being perfectly clear over Van, there was a major lightning storm over Victoria... was cool to see the two light shows together!

[Domani]

despite the rain, i m enjoying the thunder

and one of the most amazing sunsets we've seen in a long time.

[Noir]

http://www.news1130.com/images/2009/07/lightning.jpg
this shit is off the hook, its basically over here in coquitlam... shit loads of lightning on the mountain though, awsome.

Looks like mother nature is putting on a Celebration of Lights show of her own.

[RFlush]

despite the rain, i m enjoying the thunder

and one of the most amazing sunsets we've seen in a long time.
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/2145/lightningxf7.jpg
Now THIS is an amazing sunset! Fireworks on the left, a comet McNaught in the middle, and lightning on the right.

Crazy! This is in Australia btw.

[hal0g0dv2]

sick pic

[rageguy]

^ awesome picture. thanks man.

[murd0c]

thats pretty wild thats for sure

[Senna4ever]

The sunset was unreal tonight.

[K-Dub]

Taken from katkam.ca.

9pm.

http://www.katkam.ca/pic.aspx?f=20090725210400.jpg

909pm

http://www.katkam.ca/pic.aspx?f=20090725210900.jpg

915pm, lightning just off the the right.

http://www.katkam.ca/pic.aspx?f=20090725211500.jpg


928pm

http://www.katkam.ca/pic.aspx?f=20090725212800.jpg

940pm, there's fireworks in this picture, wha? its not 10 yet.

http://www.katkam.ca/pic.aspx?f=20090725214000.jpg

[Harvey Specter]

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/2145/lightningxf7.jpg
Now THIS is an amazing sunset! Fireworks on the left, a comet McNaught in the middle, and lightning on the right.

Crazy! This is in Australia btw.

Unreal.

[JDMStyo]

thunder bolts and lightning, VERY VERY FRIGHTENING, ME!!

damn right you best be scared...lightning bolt!
j_ekugPKqFw

[Delish]

I was working at the Whitecaps game and it was insane. Play was suspended with 5 minutes left of the first half because of the lightning and thunder and a lot of our concession stands had to close because of metal pole issues haha.. anyway. I can't remember the last time I've seen torrential rain fall like that. I left work at 9:15 and fans were still waiting for the game to start up again. The sky was amazing too.

[Death2Theft]

All I wana know is... WHERE THERE MANY GIRLS WITH WHITE SHIRTS AT THE FIREWORKS?

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

i woke up from my nap around 9, i heard the sounds of kids screaming (they were probably playing), i thought my building was in hell or something, all my blinds were down but intense red light was coming through the slits. I got out and i took a pic, the photos just don't capture it though. i woke up when the sun was half way into the horizon, and by the time i finished taking pics it had already set.

[you!]

LOL @ all the idiots that wasted time camping out to get the best sit for the fireworks tonight.


:haha::haha:+1
almost got pressured into coming down there tonight, bunch of my friends wanted to be there before 4 just to grab a good seat:lol

[nabs]

yeah didn't end up going due to the rain. went for gelato instead!!

[Soundy]

940pm, there's fireworks in this picture, wha? its not 10 yet.

Test shots. That's standard.

[K-Dub]

Test shots. That's standard.
Oh true. I totally forgot that I saw that on Wednesday too...dur.

[Harvey Specter]

i woke up from my nap around 9, i heard the sounds of kids screaming (they were probably playing), i thought my building was in hell or something, all my blinds were down but intense red light was coming through the slits. I got out and i took a pic, the photos just don't capture it though. i woke up when the sun was half way into the horizon, and by the time i finished taking pics it had already set.

:haha:

Imagine if you were on e or shrooms, haha.

[Armind]

Wow, those katkam pics are amazing! :|

[R8]

Two people hit by lightning in Golden Ears Park
Pair taken to hospital in stable condition


MAPLE RIDGE (NEWS1130) - What's the chance of being struck by lightning? Whatever it is... two people in Maple Ridge are lucky to be in stable condition in hospital after they were hit this evening.

Around 7:30p.m., RCMP Sergeant Roger Lauzon explains the man and woman were camping in Golden Ears Park, when lightning hit a nearby tree, "Lightning just hit the top of one of the trees there and carried through the tree. At the base of the tree it exited, then went through one vehicle, disabled the vehicle, activated the airbags, and then went out one tail light into another vehicle and did the same thing."

From there, the lightning hit the pair as they were walking by. Lauzon doesn't know if they were blown down by the lightning itself, or the blast as it exited the two cars. He expects the two to make a full recovery.


Sounds like such a bullshit story.

[pure.life]

Two people hit by lightning in Golden Ears Park
Pair taken to hospital in stable condition


MAPLE RIDGE (NEWS1130) - What's the chance of being struck by lightning? Whatever it is... two people in Maple Ridge are lucky to be in stable condition in hospital after they were hit this evening.

Around 7:30p.m., RCMP Sergeant Roger Lauzon explains the man and woman were camping in Golden Ears Park, when lightning hit a nearby tree, "Lightning just hit the top of one of the trees there and carried through the tree. At the base of the tree it exited, then went through one vehicle, disabled the vehicle, activated the airbags, and then went out one tail light into another vehicle and did the same thing."

From there, the lightning hit the pair as they were walking by. Lauzon doesn't know if they were blown down by the lightning itself, or the blast as it exited the two cars. He expects the two to make a full recovery.


Sounds like such a bullshit story.

It's true. It was just on CBC and it appears its two asians. The man looks like Bosco Wong from Burning Flames 3!

[hongy]

lol shit..
anyone hear / see that burst of rain 5 / 10 minutes ago

lmao..
phoned up some friends at the beach and they said they're getting soaked.

it was bad, got to the point where some of us just left. Can't enjoy the fireworks when the sand is shit and everything is wet.

Lightning strikes everywhere, like every 3 mins there'd be one.

[tiger_handheld]

It's just rain.

I'm blasting random orchestra music and watching the lightning.
It's awesome.

do you feel like ur in control?? lol

[danned]

yes raining and lightning
fireworks still went smoothly

[SlayerS_`BoxeR`]

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/2145/lightningxf7.jpg
Now THIS is an amazing sunset! Fireworks on the left, a comet McNaught in the middle, and lightning on the right.

Crazy! This is in Australia btw.

Holy shit, that's Amazing!

What an UNREAL day...lol Forecast's calls for high of 32's yesterday and as I'm driving to lunch, it starts to rain. So I call my friends up and asked them "Hows the beach? at 4pm" and they said it wasn't raining, so I went. Picked up a friend at 6 then bounced to DT, paid $5 in parking and it starts to rain even harder...FML

Walked up and down Robson to find a place to eat while getting absolutely SOAKED in the process...Beautiful...eventually we decided to just book it outta DT and eat somewhere else...talk about a waste of time..

PS: It's pretty slippery on the road, you guys should be careful. Saw some minivan brake too late and skidded into the intersection, had to reverse back.

[StylinRed]

I saw a lot of lightning strikes hit Golden Ears park area

its no surprise when i heard all the sirens going down there (i live like 3-4blocks away)


crazy pictures btw

[K-Dub]

Straight from camera, no edits, nothing.

900pm.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2584/3757471276_fda6358f91_o.jpg

909pm

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2450/3756672265_2fa75501e3_o.jpg

[124Y]

Just got back from the beach...rain was pouring wild, but fireworks were great!

[typ.]

fireworks was pretty good. canada was better tho :P
music for south africa was awesome. loved the gladiator song and lion king! haha ze beesst

[124Y]

^ To me South Africa was better than Canada. Their fireworks were HUGE!

[R8]

^Huge like their.......................................land.

[Mercy]

Was spending the afternoon in evening, seems like the weather was the same all around, though the orange sky was quite beautiful.

[Death2Theft]

Never seen so much pollution before in my life, like living in mars.

[fliptuner]

The lightning behind the fireworks was fucking awesome!!!! 2X!!!!

[Drift_Monkey]

x3 ..... its my wall paper now =)

[fliptuner]

x3 ..... its my wall paper now =)

That is a wicked pic but I meant at the fireworks last night. :blushsmile::blushsmile:

[StylinRed]

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/2145/lightningxf7.jpg
Now THIS is an amazing sunset! Fireworks on the left, a comet McNaught in the middle, and lightning on the right.

Crazy! This is in Australia btw.




The gallery of the person who took the photo http://jkemppainen.com/antti/
Antti Kemppainen

[fliptuner]

The gallery of the person who took the photo http://jkemppainen.com/antti/
Antti Kemppainen

the picture isnt there though... oO but thats who Nasa credits for the picture on their "picture of the day" page
Top row, centre

[StylinRed]

oh noes u replied before i could edit ;) haha i dont know how i missed it

[fsy82]

i was on the langely bypass when all this started and damn it was crazy out there..

[silk]

moral of this "STOP LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL FORECAST"
i thought it was gonna be near 40 degrees... and what the fuck... totally opposite
lighting/thunder warning, no shit... it is posted after they see the lighting.. i can have my own forecast station too

[K-Dub]

moral of this "STOP LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL FORECAST"
i thought it was gonna be near 40 degrees... and what the fuck... totally opposite
lighting/thunder warning, no shit... it is posted after they see the lighting.. i can have my own forecast station too
Actually..weathernetwork is probably the worst.

I trust http://vancouver.weatherpage.ca/ and http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-74_metric_e.html more.

Weatherpage was predicting thunderstorms on Saturday since Tuesday or Wednesday, and it came true. :)

[silk]

^ thx for weatherpage... ill start checking those from now on

[SHIFT_drift]

I went to the fireworks... sure, i got soaking wet, but there was the awesome sunset and lightning show before the fireworks, then fireworks and lightning at the same time... couldnt have gotten much better.. (only if there was no rain..)

[Soundy]

Actually..weathernetwork is probably the worst.

I trust http://vancouver.weatherpage.ca/ and http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-74_metric_e.html more.

Weatherpage was predicting thunderstorms on Saturday since Tuesday or Wednesday, and it came true. :)

Never trusted Weather Network. Always found it to be WAY off. We tried using it when I was working with the CASCAR team years ago, it was always wrong, every city we were in.

I think there's an inherent trust with weatheroffice, since that IS Environment Canada's own site, who are the people most other sites get their info from.

[skyxx]

Last night's crazy weird weather.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEH3qXge_zY

[InvisibleSoul]

Just got back from the beach...rain was pouring wild, but fireworks were great!
So what was it actually like down at the beach during the fireworks? How many people stayed there to watch despite the weather?

[124Y]

So what was it actually like down at the beach during the fireworks? How many people stayed there to watch despite the weather?

Well, there were definitely ppl leaving, but to my surprise, there were still a lot of ppl. Everyone shouted in excitement every time a huge lightning struck! A lot of ppl had umbrellas, but the announcer recommended we not use the umbrellas for safety reasons...prob don't want lightning to struck anyone! :haha:
Eventually we all got wet and don't care anymore...and enjoyed the fireworks while standing up. :p

[JulyZerg]

For those that went yesterday and saw Canada's display. Which do you guys think is better?

South Africa with Lightning in the background or Canada's fireworks?

[xyz123]

Mother Nature Wins with her natural lightning works and thunder sound effects.. Followed by either South Africa or Canada for now...

[hotjoint]

Was camping in chilliwack, it was nice and sunny on saturday then it started pouring and we were like wtf ,this explains it

[shenmecar]

Was camping in chilliwack, it was nice and sunny on saturday then it started pouring and we were like wtf ,this explains it

yeah the weather changed pretty quickly.