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Everybody OK?
Sounds as though Kelowna got hit harder than Vernon, with 80 per cent of boats damaged at the Marina.
We almost lost our gazebo, but it held.
Barb
<img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/weathersticker/cgi-bin/banner/ban/wxBanner?bannertype=wu_bluestripes_both&airportcode=CWJV&ForcedCity=Vernon&ForcedState=Canada&wmo=71115&language=EN" alt="Find more about Weather in Vernon, CA" width="160" />
If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Posted : 11/07/2008 4:03 pm
I'd seen a piece on the news about that. We had steady wind at work all day with a maximum of 32 knots. Much less around home and no problems at all. Apparently the BC mainland was hit harder. Quite unusual to see wind in the summer like that 😯
Cheers, Barrie.
Posted : 11/07/2008 5:58 pm
My tree is still standing in my yard. 😆 I was leaving Vernon when the storm rolled in. The wind was blowing my work truck all over the highway. Wasn't fun.
Posted : 11/07/2008 7:15 pm
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At one point around 6 pm, the mountains west of us were completely obliterated from view ... like a whiteout in winter, but this was beige...a sand/dust storm whipped up by winds.
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Posted : 11/07/2008 8:04 pm
Winds here in Kelowna 100 to 110 km an hour or 60 to 70 miles an hour. More than a few big pine trees in and around my yard were leaning heavily. Seems we are getting more of these wind storms last couple of years. Here is a local website with time lapse of the storm , look to the right side of the page to watch the video and look at some pictures of the damage.
http://www.castanet.net/
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 11/07/2008 11:36 pm
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Quite the video of how quickly the storm moved.
Power was out at my elderly mom's place for 9 hours.
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Posted : 12/07/2008 12:56 am
Vancouver got the wind storm also.
Other than my musa basjoos eveything looks ok. Most of my banana leaves are pretty schredded up.
Heard of a few trees falling down around the city.
Wes North Vancouver Zone 8b/9a
Keats Island BC Zone 8a
Palm Springs CA Zone 9b/10a
Posted : 12/07/2008 5:06 pm
