Category: Wind
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Rainfall Warning – Threat of more Flooding continues – Comparing to 2014 and 2015
We are back into the rain this morning. The high res forecast shows up to 30mm is expected between 4AM Monday – 4AM Tuesday in the Valley with up to 60mm falling in the Beauforts and Sproat Lake and over 100mm-150mm in the mountains to the West and NorthWest. I think it is already a little…
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Flooding Continues – Will Peak Saturday afternoon/evening then again Monday/Tuesday
The rain should begin to taper off in a few hours. Sometime after midnight Friday/Saturday, but the damage is done. Flooding is continuing along the Somass River and the Tseshaht First Nation are in emergency mode and have evacuated some people as they sandbag to try to protect homes near the river. Full Flood Information…
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October 2016 Summary and Outlook – Most days of rain since 1963 but no rainfall records
It rained all but two days but otherwise surprisingly normal! October was both strange and boring. It was probably one of the darkest Octobers ever in Port Alberni and many other towns across Southern BC as we appear to have set a record for the most days of October with rain. It rained 29…
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UPDATE 10PM Wednesday – Flood Watch Continued for Port Alberni – Warning for East Vancouver Island
Update 10PM – Flood Watch Continued for Somass/Sproat – Warning for East Van Isle. November 2, 2016 at 9:25 pm The BC River Forecast Centre has issued a Flood Warning for: East Vancouver Island including the Browns River, Tsolum River, and surrounding creeks in the Bowser, Courtenay and Campbell River area The BC River Forecast Centre is maintaining a Flood Watch for: Central Vancouver…
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Wind Warning Issued for West Coast – Strong Winds not Expected in Port Alberni
There has been a wind warning issued for both sides of the Island and but in particular the West Coast is expecting gusts in exposed areas of up to 100kph. (aside: have you put in your snow guess yet? :)) Here is the warning (all caps from warning): 10:37 AM PDT Wednesday 26 October 2016 Wind…