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Snow in September

gcreekrch

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Bella Coola valley got 204 mm (about 8 inches) or rain between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. The village of Hagensborg is flooded, Hwy 20 is washed out in several places in the valley and the hill into Bella Coola has several slides across it. Airport runway also has damage. More rain in the forecast tonight.
We have a lot of friends down there. A prayer for those folks would sure not go far amiss.

The last flood that was this bad was in 1968.
 

hillsdown

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gcreekrch said:
Bella Coola valley got 204 mm (about 8 inches) or rain between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. The village of Hagensborg is flooded, Hwy 20 is washed out in several places in the valley and the hill into Bella Coola has several slides across it. Airport runway also has damage. More rain in the forecast tonight.
We have a lot of friends down there. A prayer for those folks would sure not go far amiss.

The last flood that was this bad was in 1968.

They have all have my prayers gcreekrch . I hope everyone is safe .
 

gcreekrch

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Just found out that Hwy 20 is washed out at McClinchy bridge about 20 miles east of Nimpo Lake. All the areas worst affected are flood plains on rivers that start in the high mountains. The snow we had last week compounded the problem when the heavy rain melted it.
We only got a little over 3 inches here, the ground is still so dry that we went to the meadow today and made some more silage bales. No standing water at all.

Video one of the valley locals made this morning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZeuk8xN8rc
 

Soapweed

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The flooding in the Bella Coola valley looks to be a horrendous situation, Gcreek. Flooding in the spring months is bad enough, but now with winter coming soon the flooding would be even more devastating. Our prayers go out for the people involved.
 

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