Category: Wind
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Updated 9:00PM Thursday Round 3: Deep Low to our south bringing more rain maybe wind
Updated 9:00PM – Waiting for the storm We’ve had very little rain today (in comparison to the previous few days) and only a little bit of wind so far. The low is almost exactly following UWash and it should be directly overhead very soon if it is not already. Beautiful little swirl on the satellite picture.…
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Update 5:30PM Wednesday – EVACUATION ON TSESHAHT – RAIN STALLED
UPDATED 5:30PM – Rain stalled. Sounds like Tseshaht currently has enough bags and help! I will update if more is needed! The rainfall warning is continued. The rain has stalled over us and will take longer to taper off. Not good for flooding areas. There is currently an evacuation and sandbagging effort happening right now…
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UPDATED 8AM Tuesday : 103kph gust! Very large series of storms on the way. Flooding Possible. Stay tuned.
UPDATE 8AM It’s roaring out there! We got a gust of 103kph at 7:28 this morning! This should be the last hurrahs of this storm. Another hour or two. We are currently just under 100mm of rain for the storm total. Rainfall Warning Back – Rainfall totals 80-110mm. 3rd Ave flooding. DriveBC is…
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Alert: “brief blizzard-like conditions” possible East Vancouver Island Overnight
Update: 7:45AM Saturday Teresa Pavin, please contact me at alberniweather@gmail.com so we can arrange your snow prize!
The snow is done for Alberni (the cold is not!) but the snow is still falling in areas south of Nanaimo. Luckily it doesn’t look to be falling too hard. The webcams in Chemainus and Duncan don’t… -
FINAL UPDATE 9:00PM – Wind Warning Continued – 90kph Gusts Possible
UPDATE 9:00PM The Wind Warning has ended. Port Alberni escaped mostly unscathed. Our strongest gust was 54kph around 12:30PM today. Other parts of the Island didn’t fare as well and nearly 33,000 people are without power right now, mostly in the Cowichan Valley. UPDATE 4:00PM The wind warning has been continued for our area. The…