Tag: Storm
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Wet start to the week but clearing up Wednesday.
Monday morning showers already tapering off. Last night’s rain and wind has already become to taper off. Below is what the system looked like from 4-7AM. The front should be now moving south down the Island and away. However, that won’t be the end of it. After spending some time in Washington State the moisture…
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Strong Wind and Rain Storm on the Way Tuesday
Updated 6:50AM Tuesday. Major Rain and Wind storm coming Tuesday morning. I will update this post throughout Tuesday if there are major events, power outages or other important updates. Note that BC Ferries has already cancelled some sailings. There are wind and rain warnings already issued for the West Coast of Vancouver Island and wind…
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A soaker of a week – Starting Monday
Monday early morning rain By the time you see this post on Monday morning it should already be raining. Or it might be all done. The system moved onto the Island around midnight Monday. It is expected to move quickly away from the region Monday around noon and we might see some clear skies in…
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Record breaking Alaska storm spins rain our way. Happy New Year Thank you!
It’s beautiful if you’re not in it. That huge swirl in the top left corner might be the strongest Alaska storm ever recorded if it gets to 92kPa. It is just barely on the UWash map in the top corner, notice the lowest pressure is marked at 930hPa/93.0kPa on the bottom. Look at how tight…
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Clear skies coming – Great Conjuction of Jupiter and Saturn – Cold until Christmas
Crazy Monday morning It was quite the morning of weather as we had another intense rain event followed by snow around 9AM in Port Alberni. There was a bunch more on the eastern side of the Island and on the mountains. Some folks might just get up to that 20cm before it is finished this…