Category: Storm
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Winter Solstice – That Storm – And Snow.
The First Post of Winter! We just passed the Winter Solstice at 2:23PM this afternoon. So in honour of the shortest day of the year, and after the epic day we had yesterday, this will be a short post! 🙂 The picture above is of the highest wind yesterday. It peaked at 82kph (51mph or…
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Already minor flooding from rain. Wind Warning mentions Port Alberni specifically. Ferries cancelled.
It begins The storm is here. I have already recorded 40mm of rain on my station since midnight. Maquinna elementary has recorded 55mm. For the rest of the day, the most recent information will be at the top of this page and on twitter. Send in your reports by including the #alberniwxstorm hashtag on twitter…
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More strong Rain and Wind Coming for Thursday.
Have you had enough rain? Since last Wednesday the Alberni Airport station has reported 262mm in the 7 day period! Normal for the whole month of December (1981-2010) is 344.6mm. Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for the storm tonight. I expect we will easily beat that normal rain amount this month, if…
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Friday Storm – Initial Post – Updates on #alberniwxstorm
You’ll see further updates through the Twitter thread and #AlberniWxStorm hashtag below! If you have any weather reports tonight or tomorrow, tweet them with that hashtag and they will appear here! Live Updating Twitter Thread We have a storm coming! Here’s the initial look and then you can follow the ongoing thread here or on…
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Very local Rain Warning for Qualicum Beach – Possible Wind Storm Friday
We got a nice break from the rain overnight. The break is going to end by about 10AM this morning particularly if you are on the East side of the Island from Qualicum up to Courtenay. Environment Canada has issued a very specific rain warning for the area between Qualicum Beach and Fanny Bay and…