Category: Storm
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Special Weather Statement issued – hail, thundershowers possible.
Environment Canada has issued an interesting statement bordering on a warning. Stay tuned. Might be an interesting day! Check the link to the forecast on the right for updates. Special weather statement issued for: East Vancouver Island, B.C. (081300) West Vancouver Island, B.C. (081400) Inland Vancouver Island, B.C. (081500) Current details: Small hail possible…
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Rain has come – west coast warning – dazzling aurora
The rain is here to stay for a few days. A Heavy rainfall warning is in effect for the West Coast of the Island. Thursday Rain all day. Heaviest rain before noon. Total: 30mm between 5AM Thursday/Friday. Friday Rain all day. With the heaviest as the system departs around 8PM. Total up to 30mm. 60-120…
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Pattern switches briefly but worst of rain might miss us.
There was something very comfortable about waking up on Wednesday to the sound and feel of rain. We received about 25mm of rain which was a little more than forecast. Unfortunately, none of it fell as snow at either snowpack station. We remain at zero snowpack at the south island Jump Creek station. The Wolf River station…
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Update: 3PM Wednesday – Streamflow Advisory – Please Conserve Water Today – Lots of Water Falling tonight
Update 3PM Wednesday: Streamflow Advisory Issued. The BC River Forecast Centre is issuing a High Streamflow Advisory for Vancouver Island including: Central Vancouver Island (including the Somass River) West Vancouver Island East Vancouver Island A multi-day atmospheric river event is expected to impact coastal British Columbia over the next several days. Heavy rainfall is expected to begin on Thursday, with several…
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Very warm and wet weekend – and the Webcam is back – A Guide to the Setup!
the rain has begun. It won’t stop more than a few minutes or hours until Sunday. As I detailed yesterday, the west coast is in the crosshairs with some potentially extreme amounts. Our totals are I think a little less sure but should get into the 30-50 range for the three days. Spring temperatures Check out…