"Weather Bomb" of 2012 blasted through the Campbell River/North Island region Monday morning
'Weather Bomb' blasts through Campbell River
Dan MacLennan, Campbell River Courier-Islander
Published: Wednesday, March 14, 2012
What will go down as the "Weather Bomb" of 2012 blasted through the Campbell River/North Island region Monday morning, leaving an unprecedented trail of destruction in its wake.
So many times in recent years we've dodged the worst of the storm fronts, but Monday made up for it with winds gusting to 137 kilometres per hour and trees falling across power lines, roads and houses, leaving thousands still in the dark Tuesday morning...
Storm’s fury slams city
Campbell River Mirror, Published: March 13, 2012
Campbell River felt the wrath of the lion’s roar.
The proverbial “lion” of March ran roughshod over the city Monday, as Campbell River took the brunt of one of fiercest storms to hit Vancouver Island in years.
With heavy rain and southeast winds gusting between 80-135 kilometres an hour, the storm toppled trees, damaged homes and buildings, downed power lines, blew apart fences and created general havoc everywhere...
Wild Weather
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