You know you're in Vancouver when...
I've been getting red weather warning flashes in my system tray from the Weather Network:
Snowfall warning for: Greater Vancouver
Issued at 12:55 PM PST SATURDAY 26 JANUARY 2008
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 CM EXPECTED OVER THE INNER SOUTH COAST EXCEPT 15 CM OVER HOWE SOUND AND WHISTLER. UP TO 10 CM OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS FORECAST OVER THE INLAND SECTIONS OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST. THIS IS A WARNING THAT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
LIGHT SNOWFALL OF 2 CM EXPECTED TONIGHT.
A COOL MOIST FRONTAL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SLIDE SOUTHWARDS ALONG THE COAST TODAY SPREADING SNOW OVER MOST OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST. SNOW IS EXPECTED HAS BEGUN OVER THE SUNSHINE COAST AND WILL BEGIN AROUND METRO VANCOUVER BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN OVER AREAS NEAR THE WATER THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE SLIGHTLY. FLURRIES WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGHOUT THE COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
5 to 10 cm??? What shall we DO??
Snowfall warning for: Greater Vancouver
Issued at 12:55 PM PST SATURDAY 26 JANUARY 2008
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 CM EXPECTED OVER THE INNER SOUTH COAST EXCEPT 15 CM OVER HOWE SOUND AND WHISTLER. UP TO 10 CM OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS FORECAST OVER THE INLAND SECTIONS OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST. THIS IS A WARNING THAT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
LIGHT SNOWFALL OF 2 CM EXPECTED TONIGHT.
A COOL MOIST FRONTAL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SLIDE SOUTHWARDS ALONG THE COAST TODAY SPREADING SNOW OVER MOST OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST. SNOW IS EXPECTED HAS BEGUN OVER THE SUNSHINE COAST AND WILL BEGIN AROUND METRO VANCOUVER BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN OVER AREAS NEAR THE WATER THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE SLIGHTLY. FLURRIES WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGHOUT THE COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
5 to 10 cm??? What shall we DO??