Snow is Expected to fall up to 50 cm Along the North Coast of Canada
British Columbia’s north coast is under a winter storm warning from Environment Canada, which predicts up to 50 cm of snow by Thursday night.
Approximately 15 cm of rain has already fallen in the area and the low-pressure system that will move over the region tomorrow morning is predicted to bring about 10 more cm of rain.
It is expected that we will receive another 25 cm of snow between this evening and Thursday night according to the weather office.
Similarly, Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for parts of British Columbia’s north and central interior, which are predicted to receive approximately 15 cm of snow over the next few days.
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Snow is predicted to begin arriving today, followed by periods of light snow, before turning to constant snowfall later tonight, according to the bulletin.
A report from the weather office on Friday morning said that the system was on its way out of the region by noon.
In those regions, the weather office is warning drivers that visibility may be reduced and road conditions will vary amid heavy snowfall, and visibility may be affected by the weather conditions.
A bomb cyclone, which caused storms with wind speeds up to 170km/h across part of B.C., caused power outages and power cuts to more than 300,000 BC Hydro customers within a week of the storm.
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