Month: February 2013
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Grab a Cocktail – Here comes the Pineapple Express
Update 8:30PM: Incredibly it is still only 3C but the rain has definitely come. Steady 5-6mm/hr rain rate and 17mm so far today. An impressive 46mm has fallen already in Tofino. Plenty more to come. This wave will last until morning then we might even see the sun before another wave comes in the afternoon.…
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Special Weather Statement issued for Thursday/Friday/Saturday rain storm
Environment Canada issued the following statement… It’s also worth noting their mention of freezing levels which means it will be raining on the mountains too. Pineapple express rainstorm expected Thursday night through Saturday. ——————————————————————— ==discussion== A pineapple express-type rainstorm will develop across the South Coast of BC on Thursday. A warm Pacific front will tap…
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Fog, a break, the Rain storm.
The fog should hopefully break this morning. If you were following on Facebook or Twitter lastnight you would have seen folks reporting the wet snow as it started t come down, in buckets at times. It was pretty ugly. Astrid Braunschmidt from CTV posted this snapshot from the hump. Yuk. We may get some more…
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Wet Week Ahead – Winter Normals
After a great Saturday, we had quite the Sunday with constant rain and some of our strongest winds of the winter. We received 35.3mm of rain on Sunday and we’ve got 114.8mm so far for February which is about half the 234mm we normally get in February. In fact, while we are on the topic…
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Rain and Wind Coming – Live Updates Return
My webhost has fixed its issues just in time for some rainy and windy weather on Friday and through the night into Saturday morning. The rain will come first in the morning on Friday and will pass by Noon. Then it will switch to gradually more blustery conditions time that will peak in the night…