Category: Storm
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Rain tapering to showers. Thursday, Friday and Saturday rain or wind storm.
As you will see from the 24 hour image below, the intensity of the rainfall we have gotten used to over the past week is starting to back off. The next 24hrs has only 8-16mm of rain forecast. That said there is another bunch of rain coming through starting Thursday and lasting much of the…
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Final Few Storms, Flood Watch Issued, Brush with a big one.
Flood Watch Re-issued for Somass River/Sproat/Ash. The Tseshaht First Nation continue to sandbag their properties along the river to try to prevent a repeat of last year. Hopefully the sandbags will only be wet from the rain, and not from any flood waters. If you would like to help, please head down to the Administration…
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Final Update 9:30PM Sunday : Running post for Early December Storm
Final Weekend Update 9:30PM – Strong Winds and Rain down trees whip up sail past. River flows continue to rise. A break Monday. The rain began in earnest this afternoon and didn’t let up. The winds came too this time! Our strongest gust was 68kph at 7:40PM. We have received another 32mm today with most of…
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Rainfall Warning Issued – Stormy and Very Wet Week Continues – Flooding Possible
Environment Canada issued a Rainfall Warning at 3AM this morning stating the following: Rain, at times heavy, continues. Further rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 mm are expected today due to a slow moving Pacific frontal system. The rain will taper to a few showers early this evening when the front moves to the east.…
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UPDATE 9AM: Air Quality Advisory Issued – A week of clear and sunny skies brought to you in part by El Nino and Climate Change
UPDATED 9AM Air Quality Advisory Issued for next 3 days. AIR QUALITY ADVISORY AND OPEN BURNING RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALBERNI VALLEY, WITHIN 15 KM OF PORT ALBERNI CITY HALL (November 26, 2015 – Port Alberni, B.C.) The Ministry of Environment in collaboration with Island Health has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Port…