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Vanderhoof placed under Tornado Warning for 14 minutes on Sunday

A cluster of storms moving across the Central Interior led to some excitement in the skies in the Vanderhoof-area yesterday (Sunday).

The community was under a tornado warning for a period of 14 minutes before being downgraded to a severe thunderstorm watch/warning.

Environment Canada Meteorologist, Matt Loney told Vista Radio the skies opened up making the afternoon drive a little more difficult.

“That produced what looked to be a funnel cloud caught on Facebook from a photograph but there didn’t appear to be any damaged produced from that. But there did seem to be quite a bit of marble-sized hail produced by that storm as well.”

“Dense areas of moisture and hail along with heavy rainfall can cause issues of travel and that is why we put out the warnings so that the public was aware.”

The storm was moving at a moderate pace of about 20 kllometres per hour along the northeast.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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