Tag: wind
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ShakeOut on Thursday!? First Fall Storm Friday?
Participate in the Great BC Shakeout Every year for the past many years, on the 3rd Thursday of October, there has been a practice earthquake drill across BC, the Great BC Shakeout! It’s a big deal! And it’s also really important, and useful to do. Whether you are at home or in an office. What…
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No rain yet. Warm Weekend. Frightening Fiona
Where’s that moisture? It looks like the rain either hasn’t come yet or is going to miss us completely. A bummer. I was hopeful this morning when we had some strong winds that it would signal at least some moisture falling from the sky. The picture on Windy is looking pretty dry for the mid-Island…
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Rare May Storm incoming
Batten down the hatches It’s pretty unusual to have this kind of storm in May at all, let alone the week before the Long Weekend. But here we are. Get ready for what could be a significant wind, and rain event all across Vancouver Island. Here it comes This is the just released forecast for…
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15cm on the ground – What’s Next – More Flurries, Snow. Warmer and Rain starts Saturday.
Welcome to winter. It’s been so cold and snowy since December 21st it’s hard to believe we’re not even a month into winter! Last night’s winter storm definitely delivered on everything that was predicted. Rain, sleet, lots of snow, and some freezing rain for us, (thankfully not too much) but a lot more freezing rain…
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Winter Storm Warning – Expect Everything
Light snow already falling in Victoria So far it looks like nothing happening on the West Coast road But it is definitely coming: Winter Storm Watch now a Warning – Snowfall for West Coast As expected, Environment Canada has moved it’s Watch to a Winter Storm Warning – This is known as a “combination” advisory.…