Residents of North Vancouver got a surprise diversion from the COVID-19 crisis Tuesday evening when a massive hail storm, complete with ultra-rare thunder and lightning, roared through town.
Physical distancing citizens emerged from their homes to document the rare early spring event, crowding social media channels with images and videos of a town painted white by hail. We asked readers to submit their favourite shots to our Facebook page, and they responded with white gold.
Twitter was also buzzing with neat images of the storm. The culprit was a pair of storm cells that passed through Metro Vancouver Tuesday evening bringing with them rain, hail and lightning, with a chance of wet flurries possible overnight and into Wednesday morning, according to Environment Canada. pic.twitter.com/DOafQGpVmr
— Daniel Stephen Pendygrasse (@danopendygrasse) April 1, 2020
Oh, OK Vancouver. #hail #northvan #apocalypse pic.twitter.com/M8xXqImCtG
— Andy Prest (@Sports_Andy) April 1, 2020
Lonsdale turn off is a mess with crashes right now. #northvan slow down!!! #Hailtorm #Bcstorm pic.twitter.com/aXgmRIycn1
— Mark Teasdale ★ (@MarksGonePublic) April 1, 2020
I'm sorry, what? #northvan pic.twitter.com/Qt1qbLwq8S
— Cooper Quinn (@CooperQuinn_WY) April 1, 2020
Two cells producing lightning and small hail over Metro Vancouver early this evening (31st March 2020). Showers and risk of thunderstorms and small hail continues this evening. Wet flurries possible overnight and Wed morning over higher terrain. #BCStorm pic.twitter.com/FnPHvph6wN
— ECCC Weather British Columbia (@ECCCWeatherBC) April 1, 2020
