A powerful fall storm has led to a number of wind warnings and special weather statements on B.C.’s South Coast.
As a result, BC Ferries cancelled nearly all of its morning and afternoon sailings Monday, due to dangerous conditions on the water.“In order for it to be a meteorological bomb, it has to have a pressure drop of 24 millibars in 24 hours. This has dropped 50 millibars in 24 hours so it's like a double kind of a mega storm,” said Dave Phillips, a senior climatologist for Environment Canada.“These are historic winds.
Phillips says navigating along the Juan de Fuca and Georgia Strait is extremely challenging in those conditions. “The winds are also channeling and funneling. They're squeezing between those landmasses and they can actually pick up speeds to be higher than what is reported on a wind sensor on land,” he explained.Travellers are reminded to check the BC Ferries website for up to date information before heading to the terminal.The high winds wreaked havoc in the community of Comox over the weekend.“The winds really picked up and I heard a loud bang and a branch came right through the roof, the sun roof.
A short distance away, branches off an oak tree pieced through Gwen Johnston’s home and went through the roof and window in her bedroom. “I get a little emotional every time I look at the yard, or my bedroom because had I been in my bed, I might not be standing here now. It’s a little scary,” said Johnston.“This is the lethal storm. This is dangerous, there's a life threatening event here, not only the rains, but the strong winds, the storminess. I think this is not just a curiosity to go down to the water and watch it,” he said.
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