For those that saw a twirling wind funnel over the weekend, it’s been confirmed that it was a tornado that hit Vancouver.
Environment Canada has estimated that a tornado with wind speeds up to 110 km/hour had passed over the University of British Columbia on Saturday, November 6.
While the rating of EF0 was provided, making it a low-grade tornado, there was visible damage that resulted from the Vancouver tornado.
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The storm was reported initially over the Strait of Georgia and west of the Vancouver International Airport. This was at about 5:00 p.m. From there it was seen by many residents and people commuting sweeping over the UBC campus.
Although no one was hurt, the weather office did put out a watch. Buses, pedestrians and cyclists were detoured from a main road that had to be cleared of fallen trees and debris on Monday morning.
Here’s a Closer Look
Looks like a LARGE waterspout outside Vancouver airport #yvr #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/LLWcaAQCmY
— Prairie Storm Chasers (@PrairieChasers) November 7, 2021
East Van. Never seen anything like this. #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/wsr8J9AsIv
— Karrie “Get Vaxxed” McC (@karriesoo) November 7, 2021
The morning after tornado and hailstorm at @UBC
#bcstorm pic.twitter.com/cSd3BQwj3E— amin adibi (@aminadibi) November 9, 2021
Scenes from my Sunday long run around #UBC the morning after an ultra-rare tornado touched down on campus.
Crews were all over working hard to clear the roads, but University Ave is still closed to traffic. Stay safe out there! #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/IzqclMohjD
— Elizabeth Samuels (@elizsamuels) November 7, 2021
This has been another one of those strange weather phenomenons that Western B.C. has been seeing.
First heat domes and weather bombs, then rainbows, and now a tornado. We wonder what could be next…
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