Category: Storm
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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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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…
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Blustery weekend before a chance of Christmas morning flurries.
We started the day on Friday in between systems. A reminder that my station is not measuring rainfall at the moment. You can get measurements from Alberni Elementary which saw over 30mm yesterday alone. Port Alberni was spared the wind that hit the east and south parts of the Island. Many areas were without power…