Over a dozen millimetres of rain came down in a span of 20 minutes during an intense thunderstorm that rolled through the Prince George area last night (Wednesday).
Pea-sized hail fell in the Giscome area just outside of city limits.
Environment Canada Meteorologist, Matt Loney told MyPGNow.com the fast-moving system wasted little time flexing its muscles.
“These storms were intact but they were a system. It was a thin line that moved through so from a ground perspective, you would have noticed it packing a punch for a period of time before dissipating.”
City Roads and Fleet Manager, Jordan Wiseman stated there were a couple areas of the city that saw some debris or falling trees.
“15th Avenue being one of them (that saw a fallen tree). We had some issues on Winnipeg Street and then some blowing debris – we did have sweepers out last night trying to clean up the bulk of it on the main thoroughfares of the city.”
He added these kind of weather events can wreak havoc on our infrastructure.
“Some of our infrastructure can get overwhelmed. As far as the storm collection goes, that would be more of a utilities issue but we do see it in certain areas downtown and on Winnipeg Street – it does subsidy quickly once the rain quits.”
In total, 15 mm of rain fell over a span of three hours. Wind speeds ranged between 60-80 kilometres an hour during the storm.
The storm caused some damage to various parts of the city.
Thursday’s conditions call for a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 17 degrees.
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