Monday morning snow surprises and sours South Coasters
What?! Even more of the white stuff falls in Metro Vancouver and on Vancouver Island
After 1,000 days without real snow, Metro Vancouver is more than making up for it with its third or fourth dump of snow in a week, depending on how you measure it and where you live.
Here's what it looked like on social media.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/snowmageddon2016?src=hash">#snowmageddon2016</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/zombieapocalypse?src=hash">#zombieapocalypse</a>. What's next, British Columbia? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bcstorm?src=hash">#bcstorm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShareYourWeather?src=hash">#ShareYourWeather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SurreyBC?src=hash">#SurreyBC</a> <a href="https://t.co/wt04shbXsD">pic.twitter.com/wt04shbXsD</a>
—@balisallyThis is awesome! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCstorm?src=hash">#BCstorm</a> Nanaimo is gorgeous this morning :) <a href="https://t.co/x7mwSgo8RP">pic.twitter.com/x7mwSgo8RP</a>
—@brittcaIt's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/snowpocalypse?src=hash">#snowpocalypse</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bcsnow?src=hash">#bcsnow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bcstorm?src=hash">#bcstorm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/snowday?src=hash">#snowday</a> here in Port Moody near Eagle Ridge hospital. Snowing heavily at 2:45am. Morning will be chaos <a href="https://t.co/IrdMBgMHhi">pic.twitter.com/IrdMBgMHhi</a>
—@RobertParizekHighway 1 is looking pretty bad for the morning commute. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bcstorm?src=hash">#bcstorm</a> <a href="https://t.co/T113FNOZXa">pic.twitter.com/T113FNOZXa</a>
—@DixonTamWinter wonderland to start Monday's snowy commute. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SeenOnMyCommute?src=hash">#SeenOnMyCommute</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCStorm?src=hash">#BCStorm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DeltaBC?src=hash">#DeltaBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vancouver?src=hash">#Vancouver</a> <a href="https://t.co/SpqOUmjBUT">pic.twitter.com/SpqOUmjBUT</a>
—@wetcoastlifeI thoroughly regret mocking <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCStorm?src=hash">#BCStorm</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Snowmageddon?src=hash">#Snowmageddon</a>. I've had enough! 26cm total... After a weekend of melting... 10cm at least today. <a href="https://t.co/LYbV0arRRo">pic.twitter.com/LYbV0arRRo</a>
—@Amanda_EffieLots of snow in south surrey this morning. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bcstorm?src=hash">#bcstorm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/surrey?src=hash">#surrey</a> # snow <a href="https://t.co/UZmaJZF8zq">pic.twitter.com/UZmaJZF8zq</a>
—@mwalker1818Left home near downtown - no snow. Get to work in Saanichton - blizzard!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/yyj?src=hash">#yyj</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bcstorm?src=hash">#bcstorm</a> <a href="https://t.co/f0WYuFjJXD">pic.twitter.com/f0WYuFjJXD</a>
—@MegVLBWoke up to this today. ❄️️❄️️#WhiteRock <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCStorm?src=hash">#BCStorm</a> <a href="https://t.co/zL7COlH2N7">pic.twitter.com/zL7COlH2N7</a>
—@CaraLBissIf you insist, Mother Nature. Fresh snow this morning <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chemainus?src=hash">#Chemainus</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShareYourWeather?src=hash">#ShareYourWeather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bcstorm?src=hash">#bcstorm</a> <a href="https://t.co/eOvHN2yfR7">pic.twitter.com/eOvHN2yfR7</a>
—@Karen_Irene55