Category: Storm
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Couple more Sunny Days – Then…. the rain (for Toy Run! 🙁 )
Wednesday and Thursday will continue beautiful, summery and clear. We should get up to highs of 25-27ºC both days. With Wednesday being the warmer of the two. The view of the Coastal Mountain range from the highway this morning just before sunrise was wonderful. It was a painting of dark mountain peaks in the distance etched…
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August 2016 Summary and Outlook – Hotter than Normal Again – Winter of the Pineapple Express?
Average July gives way to Hot August. La Niña fades, and will it be a Stormy, Hawaiian Winter? After a couple months in June and July that felt quite cool thanks to past years of very hot weather, August returned us to a where we expected to be, with hotter temperatures than historical norms and…
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UPDATED 11AM – Possible Active Thunderstorm Day Thursday
UPDATE 11AM Model Backs off on Thunderstorms. The morning model is out and it has backed off quick a bit from the activity predicted in yesterday evening’s model. The thunderstorm activity is now forecast to be much more isolated and the only population centre with a likelihood to hear thunder is Campbell River. _______…
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Possibly record rain hits Tofino. Labour Day looks OK. Campfire ban may be lifted soon.
It may have been a record setting day on Tuesday in Tofino. Port Alberni only had a little bit of rain but the West Coast got hammered with 60mm falling at Ucluelet Secondary School and over 100mm falling at Wickinninish Community School in Tofino! Environment Canada has not published data from their Tofino (A) station for yesterday…
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Thunderstorm causes fire, heavy downpours. Return of Heat Tuesday
(Headline Photo by Rob Frolic) We got a reprieve from the heat on Sunday but the cool temperatures also brought some afternoon thunderstorms. And extremely heavy rains. Particularly in the central Island area. This caused heavy downpours that likely contributed to two simultaneous crashes on Highway 4 that affected the road for hours. My…