We warned you that some stormy weather was possible in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»this week — and the forecast was spot on.
On Thursday (April 21), Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» noted that Environment Canada was calling for a risk of thunderstorms in the afternoon and heading into the evening.
Around sunset, a powerful thunderstorm dazzled downtown Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»skies with electric light. When it occurred, a vibrant sunset had already transformed the skyline with warm pink and purple hues.
Mark Atomos Pilon was riding his bicycle when he stopped to shoot some videos of the "unexpected light show" near English Bay.
While he stuck around for a while, the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»resident commented on Twitter that "there was a moment when I hightailed it out of there since I was on a rolling lighting rod."
— Mark Atomos Pilon (@Atomos)
An unexpected light show while cycling tonight.
— Mark Atomos Pilon (@Atomos)
Other locals also shared footage of the lightning in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»skies.
The 3 best Lightning Strikes I was able to capture last night as a powerful Thunderstorm hit Vancouver, BC at Sunset.
— Brad Atchison (@Brad604)
This was the 3rd one I caught quite well on camera.
— Brad Atchison (@Brad604)
In my excitement last night, I tweeted out video without the — here’s video of the (poss low-topped ) producing over the shores of - just wished the bldg wasn’t there. ⛈
— Ryan Voutilainen 🇨🇦🇫🇮🇺🇦 (@RyanVoutilainen)
Ever wondered why epic thunderstorms are so rare in Vancouver? Environment Canada explains .
