The storm occurred late August in Fort St. John, and featured pelting rain, lightning, howling winds and a tornado that was up to 80 metres wide.

Intense lightning and thunderstorms started along the South Coast and then moved through parts of the Cariboo and Columbia regions in the early morning hours.

Global BC meteorologist Mark Madryga says more than 400 lightning strikes were recorded, starting around 2:30 a.m.

At the height of the storm, there were 13 road closures in the area north of Dawson Creek and south of the Peace River. At least six roads have since reopened.

A special weather statement remains in effect for the Boundary, East Columbia, Kootenay Lake, Shuswap, West Columbia and West Kootenay regions as of Sunday morning.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement covering the Victoria area, Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Howe Sound.

States of emergency in the Fraser Valley and on Vancouver Island due to landslides, road washouts and flood warnings have forced evacuations and stalled some traffic.

Residents across B.C.'s South Coast began the month of February cleaning up the mess from heavy flooding, with some communities seeing evacuations and road closures.

A so-called atmospheric river has prompted Environment Canada to issue a rainfall warning for much of B.C.'s South Coast.

The rain is set to last for days on the South Coast, but you live farther north, be prepared to get buried in snow.