16 January 2011
Yale Ice Storm Takes Out Power Lines
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Fallen tree and debris on railway track. |
Yale British Columbia - A three day ice storm in the lower Fraser Canyon wreaked havoc with
travelers, trains, and power lines.
Rain first began to fall Wednesday afternoon, coating a foot of dry snow that had fallen overnight in a layer of ice.
By Friday, power lines were taking a beating as rows of trees were snapping off at the top under the weight of the building ice.
A number of trees also came down on the railway line halting rail traffic until rail crews cleared the tracks.
Massive firs then began to uproot, once they became unable to counterbalance the weight of the ice at their crowns.
The sound of treetops and massive branches continuously snapping sounded like shotgun blasts throughout the night, say residents.
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