Snow is falling again in parts of Vancouver Island after Environment Canada warned of heavy snowfall on Tuesday morning. The Meteorological Agency says heavy snowfall is expected near the Campbell River and inland Vancouver Island this morning and early afternoon. Heavy snow also began to fall in areas around Nanaimo and Greater Victoria around 7 a.m. In Greater Victoria, snowflakes began to thicken around 8:30 a.m. while they also began to stick to the ground. The Canadian environment suggests that snow levels could reach up to five inches in some areas, especially around the Campbell River and East Vancouver Island. N SNOW ALERT ❄️Heavy, wet snow falls to sea level near the water in Victoria this morning… in April! Crazy!! Fortunately, it melts as soon as it hits. @CHEK_News @CHEK_media #yyj #BCStorm #BCwx #BCsnow #yyjsnow pic.twitter.com/12TEy0xr5P – Tess van Straaten (@tessvanstraaten) 12 April 2022 By mid-morning, DriveBC webcams were showing heavy snowfall along some of the island’s downtown highways, such as Highway 28, which travels along the Gold River. Areas near the water, such as Comox, are expected to see wet snow change to rain near noon as southeast winds in the Georgia Straits intensify and temperatures rise, according to Environment Canada. In areas away from the water there will be more accumulation and snow will probably fall until Tuesday afternoon. The best April ever lol pic.twitter.com/3zNfh8KWZy – Linda Jones (@dimenl) April 12, 2022 “The south coast remains under the influence of a cold and unstable air mass,” Environment Canada said in a statement. “A low-pressure offshore system will pump moisture, causing transportation disturbances on Vancouver Island.” The road to the Gold River this morning (April 12. APRIL 12!) Pic.twitter.com/r5nRMkEi9L – Keith Vass (@keithvass) April 12, 2022 Henry Beaulac, a resident of Gold River, Unusual snowstorms in mid-April covered the Comox Valley and North Vancouver Island, with a section of the North Island Highway receiving its heaviest and heaviest congestion. “It is very bad. The road is heavy, the snow is collecting, it is water sliding it is awful. “I will not return tonight, I will stay in the city,” said Henry Beaulac, a Gold River resident. Up to 15 to 20 inches of snow is believed to have fallen in the area, blocking many on the side of the road, while others jumped off ditches and trapped large platforms as conditions quickly became dangerous. Rick Hickey, a Gold River resident who drove along Highway 28, said there are about 15 to 20 cm on the ground. “There are probably six cars in the ditch on the road,” he said. Trucker Lawrence Kain, lured while waiting for snow machines, and even with chains, the snowy hills turned too much to go to his home in Ladysmith. “It’s a challenge, okay. “Very provocative,” he said. A winter wonderland. Only it is April 12! At # yyyy! It is snowing now for 90 minutes and no sign that it will stop. #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/vht39g3Ifc – Mary Griffin (@Mary_Griffin_) April 12, 2022 All you can do is laugh, I guess. April 12 ?? #Comox #BCstorm @CHEK_News pic.twitter.com/SOzFN9Vkrv – Dean Stoltz (@deanstoltzchek) April 12, 2022
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