19-23 January 2012:

 An intense windstorm left thousands of Vancouver Islanders out of power and forced BC Ferries to suspend service to the mainland on the 22nd. Wind gusts exceeding 110km/h were recorded in places, as a train of intense low pressure systems struck Vancouver Island's west coast one after another. Wave buoy data at the La Perouse Bank (located approximately 50km northwest of Folger Node, ISDM ID online data: C46206) showed extreme waves reaching as high as 18m on 22-23 January.

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