Category: Storm
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Wind Warning Continued — Evening likely.
Update 8:00PM Looks like the worst is over. Peak gust here was 88.5kph. Heard reports of 110kph gusts in Campbell River and 90kph sustained winds in Port Hardy. Pretty good storm! Hopefully you’re reading this with your lights on. BC Hydro shows power out on Stirling Arm, Hector Rd. and Kitsuksis. Looks like Vancouver Island…
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Major Wind Warning Issued – Rain coming too
There is a wind warning issued for all regions of Vancouver Island *except* North Vancouver Island. Very Strange Southeast winds up to 90 gusting 110 km/h will develop Sunday. (This is the strongest warning I believe we’ve had since the storm of November 2006 when my station recorded over 115kph gusts) Why? Because it’s headed…
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Winter Storm Warning Ended Freezing Rain Continuing
UPDATE 8:30PM It just refuses to get above 0C out there! As such, we continue to be at risk of freezing rain and we are also stuck with the slushy mess outside! What’s more. The Barometer is glaring red at us! That means we should expect strong winds overnight. We do *not* have an official…
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Updated: Winter Storm Warning Issued – Central and East Island
1:00PM Update – Winter Storm Warning Continued We have been in a bit of a holding patter as it has been drizzling across the Island since at least 6:00AM this morning. However, you will note that Islandweather.ca is only showing measureable precipitation in a few spots, and none in Port Alberni. That’s because it has…
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Winter Storm Watch in Effect – Friday
Below you will see the warning EC has issued. A Winter Storm Watch is issued when there are multiple winter warnings in play. In this case as it was in November 2010, the watch has been issued because a combination of a snowfall warning (15cm or more) and a freezing rain warning (any amount) may…