Tag: rain
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Heavy Rainfall – Flooding possible
Environment Canada has issued a Heavy Rainfall Warning for West and Inland Vancouver Island including Port Alberni and especially Lake Cowichan. It is expected we will receive 50-75mm in Port Alberni by this evening and Lake Cowichan will continue to get more rain overnight with 100-150mm total possible. Below are the 24hr rainfall accumulations. First…
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More rain and wind incoming
Bombogenesis ongoing, again. Wind warnings have been issued for West and East Island, winds could get up to 80-100kph on exposed areas. A special weather statement is up for Inland and other areas for winds up to 70kph. Once again we have a strong system coming our way this week and it’s going to bring…
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Stormy night and Monday to come
Heads up – Updated the Satellite and Imagery page Just a heads up that I have updated the Satelittle and Imagery page so that it has more links to both the local radar, satellite and also a great resource for looking at weather models that isn’t too hard to use. Check it out at the…
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Stormy two days on the way as low deepens offshore.
Update 8PM – The Storm is forming Original Post — Third low of the week on the way There it is. (GOES-West Loop) You can see the moisture emanating from the core of the storm which hasn’t fully formed yet. It will rapidly intensify in the coming 12 hours and take on a more symmetrical,…
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Potentially historic storm coming – Sooner, worse, Monday night better. We wait.
Update 9AM Saturday I will post a brand new post later today once the morning model runs are complete. Looks like it’s going to be a doozy. Expect Environment Canada to upgrade their Weather Statements to alerts today. Winds will begin Sunday morning and last for most of the following 24 hours. More soon. For…