Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»residents are sharing images and videos of large ice floes on B.C.'s longest waterway this week.
While the large packs of floating ice typically take a few days to manifest in the region, the record-breaking cold has accelerated the formation of the floes.
An Arctic ridge of high pressure over the B.C. interior brought strong and bitterly cold outflow winds to the region, as well as snowfall over the holiday weekend. More frigid temperatures are expected this week, with Arctic outflow winds and low temperatures combined to produce wind chill values near -20°C.
Locals started sharing photographs and videos on social media of the wintry scene on Monday (Dec. 27), which showed large packs of ice floating down the river.
Have a look at some of the snaps and footage from around the region.
Fraser river is looking lit today!
— d a d a r i o o (@okayGoogle12)
Icy & still this morning
— Kendra Johnston (@mizklj)
Peculiar to see ice flowing very quickly up the Fraser River at Delta. Tidal inflow I guess
— Curtis (@sasqwiz)
Brrrr. The Fraser River looks a little chilly this morning.
— Dale & Archie Miller (@Senseofhistory)
It's going to take a while for me to go through this morning's photos.
— Dave Kennedy (@geordiemuppet)
1) Because there are so many
2) My extremeties are numb
What a difference 24 hours makes! Ice floes appeared over the course of just a few hours.
— Harry Kramm (@HKrammRealtor)
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Icy & still this morning
— Kendra Johnston (@mizklj)
Cold cold evening in the Lower Mainland. ice floes starting to form on the Fraser River. Patullo bridge top left.
— Asad Syed (@SyedAsadHu)
December 27, 2021
The Fraser River at Rosedale. The ice floes are building up.
— Elpie 👀 (@elpie)
With files from Cameron Thomson.
