Month: January 2020
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Snow Contest Winners! And more snow in the forecast!
The winners! Congratulations to Rebecca, William and Kathy! You have won prizes in this year’s First Snow contest! I will be getting in touch with you today! I called the contest over at 7:10PM on January 2 when we measured 2.5cm at Alberniweather. Rebecca gets First Prize, $50 Naegaard’s Market gift certificate Rebecca was closest…
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2019 Annual Summary – Cooled off from extreme years past, but rain was lacking.
The Alberniweather and Alberni Valley Climate Summary for 2019 Average temperatures thankfully 2019 was an interesting year in that it was warmer than normal, but it wasn’t nearly as extreme, so it “felt” quite average, particularly in the summer. This was a departure from recent years. In its 25 years of operation at the Airport,…
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Snowing on Hump drive carefully – A Messy week ahead
Wanted to quickly warn folks as I just came over the Hump this morning at 6AM it was snowing fairly heavy all the way up the hump eastbound. Snow was sticking but the plows were out. Drive carefully, I will fill in the rest of this post with what to expect for the week. Check…
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2020 Storm Round 2 – Friday heavy rain and wind.
Updates continue at the top of the post. Flood Watch issued for Tofino and Port Alice regions. Upgraded: Flood Watch – North and West Vancouver IslandUpdated: 10:30 AM January 03, 2020 The River Forecast Centre is upgrading the High Streamflow Advisory to a Flood Watch for: North Vancouver Island including Port Alice, the Zeballos River, Pugh Creek, San Josef River, Simpson…
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Temp is 0! Prepare for possible snow today. Strong winds Friday!
Updates toward the top… We have winners in the First Snow Contest! I’m calling it at 7:10PM! Winners to be announced soon! EC issues Snowfall Warning for North sections of East vancouver island. Issued at 2020-01-03 01:24 UTC by Environment Canada: Snowfall warning issued for: East Vancouver Island – Courtenay to Campbell River, B.C. (081330) Current…