wiiawiwb Posted November 17, 2021 Posted November 17, 2021 Where I go there are challenges but nothing like yours. Stay safe BC and Magni. We don't want to lose either of you!!
BC witness Posted November 17, 2021 Author Posted November 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, norseman said: My cousins daughters house is almost under water in Sedro Woolley. Yes, the NW corner of Wa. got hit with the same storm that dumped 180mm (about 8") of rain on us here in SW BC in 48 hours. Creeks and rivers just couldn't contain it at that rate.
norseman Posted November 17, 2021 Admin Posted November 17, 2021 1 hour ago, BC witness said: Yes, the NW corner of Wa. got hit with the same storm that dumped 180mm (about 8") of rain on us here in SW BC in 48 hours. Creeks and rivers just couldn't contain it at that rate. The Chugach mountains in Alaska got 12 feet of snow in one go. Pineapple Express they are calling it. Either everything is on fire or drowning! Crazy!
BC witness Posted November 17, 2021 Author Posted November 17, 2021 WOW!! It just got worse. The City of Abbotsford just issued an emergency evacuation order for all of Sumas Prairie. The Barrowtown pump station at the Vedder Canal is failing, and water has risen another foot in the last hour. When the pumps fail, the Fraser and Vedder rivers will flow into the flatlands and raise many more feet. Farmers have been ordered to abandon livestock and get out. I've been hearing many heli flights over my place in the last hour, going in to rescue anyone who hasn't already left. 1
norseman Posted November 17, 2021 Admin Posted November 17, 2021 1 hour ago, BC witness said: WOW!! It just got worse. The City of Abbotsford just issued an emergency evacuation order for all of Sumas Prairie. The Barrowtown pump station at the Vedder Canal is failing, and water has risen another foot in the last hour. When the pumps fail, the Fraser and Vedder rivers will flow into the flatlands and raise many more feet. Farmers have been ordered to abandon livestock and get out. I've been hearing many heli flights over my place in the last hour, going in to rescue anyone who hasn't already left. So sorry to hear this!
cmknight Posted November 17, 2021 Posted November 17, 2021 12 hours ago, BC witness said: Yes, lots of people caught on backroads behind washouts and mud slides. I got through from Chilliwack yesterday just about an hour before they closed Hwy !. Both N and S Parallel roads were already flooded up to the bottom of road signs. It'll take days for Sumas Prairie to drain down enough to open the roads again. Remember, Sumas Prairie was formed from the draining of Sumas Lake. It looks like Mother Nature is reclaiming her own.
cmknight Posted November 17, 2021 Posted November 17, 2021 Vancouver is pretty much isolated from the rest of BC. Highways 1, 3, and 5 are closed due to mudslides and bridge washouts. Over on Vancouver Island, the main route out of Victoria, the Malahat Highway, is closed. Fun times in Bigfoot country!
Huntster Posted November 17, 2021 Posted November 17, 2021 13 hours ago, norseman said: The Chugach mountains in Alaska got 12 feet of snow in one go. Pineapple Express they are calling it.......... In Anchorage, it was officially a 5.5" snowfall last Wednesday night, because the measuring place is at the international airport. But at my daughter's house, a 9 mile crow flight to the east and at the base of the Chugach Mountains, they got 18". Now it's sub-zero cold. The forecast is -18 degrees tonight. It's -4 degrees this morning at my home between Palmer and Wasilla. Mrs. Huntster and I went north to the Willow area to check the lakes for ice thickness. Ice fishing season is close. There wasn't as much snow. Apparently the Chugach Mountains held the storm and it just dumped its load there. 1
norseman Posted November 17, 2021 Admin Posted November 17, 2021 2 hours ago, cmknight said: Vancouver is pretty much isolated from the rest of BC. Highways 1, 3, and 5 are closed due to mudslides and bridge washouts. Over on Vancouver Island, the main route out of Victoria, the Malahat Highway, is closed. Fun times in Bigfoot country! The I5 corridor is still open yes?
BC witness Posted November 17, 2021 Author Posted November 17, 2021 Not sure about I5, I heard they had some flooding and slides too.
cmknight Posted November 18, 2021 Posted November 18, 2021 11 hours ago, BC witness said: Not sure about I5, I heard they had some flooding and slides too. Never been to the States from Vancouver, so I'm unsure of where the I5 enters Canada. I used to always go down from the Kootenays, and go through Metalline Falls. From what I hear, because of the Sumas Prairie flooding, the Sumas border crossing is closed. Peace Arch is still open, though.
MagniAesir Posted November 18, 2021 Posted November 18, 2021 https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/weather-news/article255860401.html Is the closure
MagniAesir Posted November 18, 2021 Posted November 18, 2021 https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/natural-resource-use/resource-roads/local-road-safety-information/chilliwack-natural-resource-district-district-road-safety-information Not sure how long this will last
cmknight Posted November 18, 2021 Posted November 18, 2021 7 hours ago, MagniAesir said: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/natural-resource-use/resource-roads/local-road-safety-information/chilliwack-natural-resource-district-district-road-safety-information Not sure how long this will last Probably until at least late spring/early summer. They are going to have to assess damage and repair.
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