When northwestern B.C. saw near-record and record snowfall in 1999
More than a metre of snow piled up in Terrace and other parts of northwestern B.C. on Feb. 11, 1999
More than a metre of snow?
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22 years agoOnly in Canada could a near-record, single-day snowfall rate just a fleeting mention on a national news program.
On Feb. 11, 1999, The National devoted a brief section of the program to tell viewers about a snowstorm that had already dumped 110 centimetres of snow on Terrace, B.C., with more to come.
"Trying to get anywhere was a battle," anchor Peter Mansbridge told viewers, as shots of spinning tires and snow-covered highways rolled on TV.
The storm shut down highways and a regional airport. Schools were also closed, according to a report from The Canadian Press.
The National reported that the 110-cm snowfall total — and still climbing at the time of the broadcast — was "nearly a one-day Canadian record."
However, a one-day record was, in fact, set that day in British Columbia, but not in Terrace.
The 145-centimetre total that accrued in the Tahtsa Lake area that day made it onto Environment Canada's list of the top weather events in the 20th century in Canada.
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