Category: Cold
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Great White Blob
That could be a term used to describe most of Canada right now including our fair little town. Or it could also be used to describe the mass of cloud, wind, and rain/snow mustering in the Pacific. Check out the North Pacific pressure/satellite image below and you’ll see what I mean. Even though EC is…
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Big Change in the forecast
Good News! The model just did a big right turn… Now instead of heavy rain and snow for the weekend, they’re predicting much less precipitation (only 50mm from tonight to Midnight Saturday, half what it was saying before), and instead a bit of a cold snap over the weekend. Getting down to around -5 to…
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Major Snow or Rain for New Years?
The forecast model is predicting heavy rain or snow for the 31st. Hard to say at this point what type it will be as the forecast temperature is hovering right near 0. It will probably depend on when the event starts and ends. Up to 20mm in a 6hr period is forecast, so make sure…
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Ongoing Storm
This post will stay on here for the next 24 hours in order for people to see updates… please do use the comments to tell us how you’re doing. As of 9:00 the Power is out in North Port, 1329 Hydro customers affected. The Pac Weather Center seems to be updating their forecast on an…
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Special Weather Statement – POSSIBLE WINTER STORM
I’ve gotten the following message for people in Nanaimo: Date: December 19th, 2009 To: The Media From: Karen Lindsay, Emergency Program Manager Re: Emergency Managers urge residents to prepare for another snowfall. With a recent snow event just behind us, road crews from the City of Nanaimo are gearing up for more after receiving weather…