Sun is out now in Vancouver, but the last bits of the downpour were some of the worst. That part of the system will likely be over Chilliwack now, and will hit Merritt and the main highways over the next several hours, so I'd expect things to continue to get worse before they get better.
As much as Vancouver is a rainy pit of depression in the winter, I've never seen anything quite like this November. Just storm after storm rolling through, with this most recent downpour just being over the top (although the tornado definitely takes the crown for craziest weather event). If it keeps up, I'd expect we'll break November precipitation records across the lower mainland at least.
Hopefully this was the worst of it though and they can get those highways up and running (and the people who are trapped lifted out) pretty quickly.
|