Tag: Storm

  • More strong Rain and Wind Coming for Thursday.

    More strong Rain and Wind Coming for Thursday.

    Have you had enough rain? Since last Wednesday the Alberni Airport station has reported 262mm in the 7 day period! Normal for the whole month of December (1981-2010) is 344.6mm. Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for the storm tonight. I expect we will easily beat that normal rain amount this month, if…

  • Friday Storm – Initial Post – Updates on #alberniwxstorm

    Friday Storm – Initial Post – Updates on #alberniwxstorm

    You’ll see further updates through the Twitter thread and #AlberniWxStorm hashtag below! If you have any weather reports tonight or tomorrow, tweet them with that hashtag and they will appear here! Live Updating Twitter Thread We have a storm coming! Here’s the initial look and then you can follow the ongoing thread here or on…

  • Very local Rain Warning for Qualicum Beach – Possible Wind Storm Friday

    Very local Rain Warning for Qualicum Beach – Possible Wind Storm Friday

    We got a nice break from the rain overnight. The break is going to end by about 10AM this morning particularly if you are on the East side of the Island from Qualicum up to Courtenay. Environment Canada has issued a very specific rain warning for the area between Qualicum Beach and Fanny Bay and…

  • Rainy stormy day and week ahead

    Rainy stormy day and week ahead

    It’s December and we’re getting some pretty typical December weather.  Plenty of rain is in the forecast along with Wind tomorrow and probably again Thursday or Friday. Check out the next two images.  They are 3 day (72hr) accumulations of rain Sunday 4PM to Wednesday 4PM, then Wednesday to Saturday. That is as much as…

  • Careful on the Roads!

    There are reports of severe ugliness on Sutton Pass tonight. No doubt it hasn’t gotten any better. Expect lots of white stuff at higher elevations, and we might get some in the City here as well. Right now, it’s falling as thick rain, if you’re at the lake, or maybe even Hamburger Heights, you might…