Year: 2010
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Snow coming – but how much?
So the question in the next 48 hours will be not whether we get snow, we will. The question will be how much and for how long. Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Warning….. [edit: oops! not just for us, for the East Coast, South Island, Gulf Islands, Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast too!) Here’s…
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Careful on the Roads – Enjoy the Sun
It will be very cold for the next day or two and then there is a chance of snow on Thursday with rain right behind it. I’ve just come from Port Alberni to VIU in Nanaimo and the roads are generally clear. The Hump is heavily sanded with some snowy sections. It’s passable but I…
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USE EXTREME CAUTION – WHITEOUT IN PORT ALBERNI
Don’t go for a drive if you do not absolutely, life-and-death, need to… and if that, call an Ambulance. It is extremely dangerous right now. Whiteout conditions in many places, not just Port Alberni but Victoria and other places as well. On the brighside REVJIM is the winner of the snow contest!
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Cold Start and Wet End to Week
We got down to a low of -5.1 on Monday morning. We should go down a little lower Tuesday before we start to warm up on Wednesday. Relatively anyway… Tuesday we could hit -10 or lower with a windchill. Last night they mentioned -18 as a possibility of windchill which is pretty bonechilling for us…
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Beware Blowing Snow (Updated)
UPDATE 3: Snowfall warning for East Vancouver Island issued 5 to 10 cm of snow is expected tonight. Update 2 Just took a peak at the forecast into next week and wow… Canada looks cold from Coast to Coast to Coast. This is Tuesday: (blue is below 0C, purple -10, grey -20) Just saw on…