Tag: Storm
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Minor precipitation Thursday Night – Prepare for Cold on the Weekend
Special Weather Statement Issued. Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather statement for most of the Island. Below is the main parts: A cold spell is in the forecast for most of B.C. Arctic air will invade B.C. beginning overnight Friday, with a major shift in temperature from our mild January. Temperatures will be 5…
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Our own small Atmospheric River – California gets More
Nothing like California While parts of California have received upwards of 400mm of rain in a couple weeks, we’re not nearly at that level, but the next couple days will feature some long duration rain and a small bout of Atmospheric River conditions. By Thursday morning we have full rain on the Island and a…
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Another stormy night and wet week.
Monday afternoon and evening rain Rain is already falling in most places and it will pick up steam through Monday afternoon and into the evening. The main thrust of this latest front will happen in the 1-4PM period and should be accompanied with some strong southerly or southeasterly winds as well. Wind and rainfall will…
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Rain on West Coast – Backing off on rain but still windy Thursday and Friday
Updated model less wet for us. Unlike California, which has declared a state of emergency due to the “bomb cyclone” that sent high winds and heavy rain to that state last night. Here is the current satellite picture. You can see California is under cloud and is about to get a break. The low has…
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California Experiences Massive Atmospheric River – We Get Waves of Rain
California currently in crisis. North and Central California are in the midst of an Atmospheric River event that will seem very familiar to anyone who lived through the AR events here in BC and the Pacific Northwest. Well, it looks like this time the firehose has been pointed a little further south. Look at that…