Early snowfall sets record in northeastern B.C.

Fort St. John received 23 cm of snow, easily smashing old record of 6.6 cm set in 1954

Image | winter roads

Caption: The first snow of the winter fell in northeastern B.C. on Saturday, the same day winter tire rules went into effect. (Steve Ryder)

Power has been restored, roads are cleared and most sidewalks shovelled, after a record-setting snowstorm hit northeastern B.C. over the weekend.
Environment Canada data shows the Fort St. John area on Saturday shattered the record for heaviest Oct. 1 snowfall.
Fort St. John received 23 centimetres of snow, easily smashing the old record of 6.6 centimetres set in 1954.
At the height of the storm, more than 4,000 people were without power.

Embed | Twitter

Open Full Embed in New Tab (external link)Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage.