Roberts Creeker wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:05 am
Great tag line...good luck this winter! May it be a winner for all of us snow lovers.
That would be good.
I will say that snow was a small but deciding consideration over Coquitlam town center area. That and the incredible views are amazing from my patio along with the relative peace and quiet.
Not sure what to expect so I’m excited to find out.
It’s also good to face north so I can once again enjoy sunny hot days without either dying from the heat or listening to the air conditioner blast all day long.
Burnaby Mountain @ 365 m..
Stats? Fresh out of those. But I win anyway. I got all the inches.
Looks like the valley is getting some pretty brisk NE winds.
Winds have stayed fairly light over here in East Coquitlam all day...highest gust at the station closest to my location on weatherunderground saw winds peak just shy of 20km/hr.
Pomoman wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 1:20 pm
That would be good.
I will say that snow was a small but deciding consideration over Coquitlam town center area. That and the incredible views are amazing from my patio along with the relative peace and quiet.
Not sure what to expect so I’m excited to find out.
It’s also good to face north so I can once again enjoy sunny hot days without either dying from the heat or listening to the air conditioner blast all day long.
So you moved to Burnaby Mountain? Cool
I've always wondered how many people who live up there actually go to the university versus just wanted to get an apartment on the mountain with a breathtaking view.
AbbyJr wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 3:09 pm
So you moved to Burnaby Mountain? Cool
I've always wondered how many people who live up there actually go to the university versus just wanted to get an apartment on the mountain with a breathtaking view.
This looks like that last summer wind storm we had quit a few years ago. All foliage on the trees leads to easy power outages and falling trees. Well, let's see if it actually gets as windy as they say. So far in my area it's been windy, but nothing crazy. Although a lot of crap still falling off trees.
North Surrey/Fraser Heights
Elevation - 85 M./278 Ft.
Hound wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 3:40 pm
This looks like that last summer wind storm we had quit a few years ago. All foliage on the trees leads to easy power outages and falling trees. Well, let's see if it actually gets as windy as they say. So far in my area it's been windy, but nothing crazy. Although a lot of crap still falling off trees.
This doesn't even come close to that storm, imo. Assuming you're referring to the late August 2015 windstorm?
Pretty sure outages with that one numbered in the hundreds of thousands (we lost power for 2.5 days here in east coquitlam). Tree branches were breaking like twigs and crashed onto main arterials like lougheed hwy and the freeway. Many locales in the lower mainland who seldom experience strong winds were affected by that windstorm...widespread 70-90km/hr SE wind gusts (locally 100+) throughout the entire region, .
Edit: Outages numbered a staggering 710,000 at the height of the windstorm!
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Typeing3 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 3:16 pm
Looks like I spoke a bit too soon. Now getting some decent NE gusts here....probably peaked around 30-35km/hr.
Sustained at 35 km/h at KBLI with gusts over 50 most of the afternoon. Peak gust so far 69 km/h.
Typeing3 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 4:08 pm
This doesn't even come close to that storm, imo. Assuming you're referring to the late August 2015 windstorm?
Pretty sure outages with that one numbered in the hundreds of thousands (we lost power for 2.5 days here in east coquitlam). Tree branches were breaking like twigs and crashed onto main arterials like lougheed hwy and the freeway. Many locales in the lower mainland who seldom experience strong winds were affected by that windstorm...widespread 70-90km/hr SE wind gusts (locally 100+) throughout the entire region, .
Edit: Outages numbered a staggering 710,000 at the height of the windstorm!
That was surreal on Bainbridge Island (where I was living at the time). In the midst of a super-hot summer, a November-style wind and rain storm. I forget how much rain I recorded; I think it was somewhere in the 30–40 mm range. Lots of tree damage due to it happening when the trees were still fully leaved-out.
Typeing3 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 4:08 pm
This doesn't even come close to that storm, imo. Assuming you're referring to the late August 2015 windstorm?
Pretty sure outages with that one numbered in the hundreds of thousands (we lost power for 2.5 days here in east coquitlam). Tree branches were breaking like twigs and crashed onto main arterials like lougheed hwy and the freeway. Many locales in the lower mainland who seldom experience strong winds were affected by that windstorm...widespread 70-90km/hr SE wind gusts (locally 100+) throughout the entire region, .
Edit: Outages numbered a staggering 710,000 at the height of the windstorm!
Yeah this wind event is nowhere close to the intensity of the August 2015 storm. In fact, I've had much stronger outflow winds during the winter than I have had today. Peak gust so far at YXX today was 59 km/h. During the 2015 storm, we had winds gusting around 90 km/h. Nevertheless, it is a windy day today. Took my electric bike for a ride in it and captured some nice photos.
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Rubus_Leucodermis wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 4:12 pm
That was surreal on Bainbridge Island (where I was living at the time). In the midst of a super-hot summer, a November-style wind and rain storm. I forget how much rain I recorded; I think it was somewhere in the 30–40 mm range. Lots of tree damage due to it happening when the trees were still fully leaved-out.
Add in the moderate-severe drought we were in (barely a drop of rain since late april) and many trees were sitting ducks during that event. Was quite literally the perfect storm to maximize damage across the entire south coast.
AbbyJr wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 3:09 pm
So you moved to Burnaby Mountain? Cool
I've always wondered how many people who live up there actually go to the university versus just wanted to get an apartment on the mountain with a breathtaking view.
With COVID I am working from home and will likely continue to do so until next year and even then I bet I’ll only have to transit downtown a couple days per week. So Bby Mtn worked well in the search for quiet and snow.
As for the view on a high visibility day such as today I can see as far west as the British Properties, as far north as parts of the Indian Arm and as Far East as Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge (I’m thinking Silver Valley but not sure). In between lots of mountains and water. It’s neat but it is a slightly strange place overall.
So far I’ve noticed a good couple degree drop in temps almost any day I go out and come home. So this should bode well for those marginal events and likely good for a lot of slop while others are a chilly rain.
Burnaby Mountain @ 365 m..
Stats? Fresh out of those. But I win anyway. I got all the inches.
Typeing3 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 4:08 pm
This doesn't even come close to that storm, imo. Assuming you're referring to the late August 2015 windstorm?
Pretty sure outages with that one numbered in the hundreds of thousands (we lost power for 2.5 days here in east coquitlam). Tree branches were breaking like twigs and crashed onto main arterials like lougheed hwy and the freeway. Many locales in the lower mainland who seldom experience strong winds were affected by that windstorm...widespread 70-90km/hr SE wind gusts (locally 100+) throughout the entire region, .
Edit: Outages numbered a staggering 710,000 at the height of the windstorm!
Of course not. This COULD have been similar. It is similar in it's oddness for the type of wind storm at this time of year with the heat, this is still rare. However the news people were making this sound over hyped as usual.
North Surrey/Fraser Heights
Elevation - 85 M./278 Ft.
Hound wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 4:24 pm
Of course not. This COULD have been similar. It is similar in it's oddness for the type of wind storm at this time of year with the heat, this is still rare. However the news people were making this sound over hyped as usual.
Yeah, NE wind events are very rare this early in the season.
FWIW, a similar pattern setup during winter would result in a backdoor blast with the winds of s*** paying us a visit. Winds would likely have a similar downslope component to today.
