Powerful winds to wallop B.C.'s South Coast in aftermath of Vancouver tornado
CBC
Meteorologists issued heavy wind warnings for the Lower Mainland and other parts of B.C.'s coast on Sunday, one day after a rare waterspout was spotted over the ocean near Vancouver International Airport, bringing fierce winds to the University of British Columbia campus.
The winds toppled trees, blocked roads and disrupted transit on Saturday evening, sparking cleanup efforts and a brief tornado alert from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
The alert lasted only 24 minutes before the funnel cloud vanished, but the incident came amid a very windy weekend in the region, with worse conditions on the way.
Winds are forecast to reach at least 80 km/h starting Monday in Metro Vancouver, and are expected to reach 110 km/h on other parts of the B.C. coast, warned a special weather statement issued Sunday,
Laura De Pascale was heading home from the UBC Fencing Club with a friend on Saturday when they saw lightning.
"Then it started pouring hail," she recalled. "There was just a bunch of swirling branches and leaves.
"And suddenly, I don't think I fully realized at the time, I didn't even notice the tree that fell behind my car."
She said the strong winds caused a trolley line to break and fall right outside her car door.
"Once you have power lines starting to come down on your car, it's scary," she said.
De Pascale and her friends were able to head home without injury but it's not an event she will soon forget.
"I still feel a bit of disbelief and it's hard not to think about what could have gone wrong."
No injuries have been reported from Saturday's weather event. Several people recorded videos of the waterspout, a tornado that forms above water, and posted them to social media.
TransLink said trolley repair likely won't begin until Monday morning, as arborists aren't expected to finish the clean-up of fallen trees and debris until late Sunday evening.
That means regular bus service may not commence until Tuesday.
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