By Kate Bouey

Update: All that snow and a wet December

Dec 31, 2019 | 4:37 PM

UPDATE Jan. 1

The Vernon weather station officially received 30.7 millimetres of snow on Tuesday.

The general rule of thumb is 1 mm of water produces 1 cm of snow, but that can vary from storm to storm and from location to location.

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The snowstorm that deluged the North Okanagan Tuesday caused wet and icy conditions that led to vehicle crashes, downed trees and power outages.

There was a lot of snow.

Environment Canada meteorologist Armel Castellan said about 25 mm of precipitation fell on the Vernon area by mid-afternoon Tuesday.

On Monday evening, about 3 mm fell, he said.

The amounts add up to just over half the average precipitation for Vernon in December, given that is usually about 57 mm.

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