Tag: wind
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Rain continues Thursday – Easing off by the weekend – Australian fires claim more lives.
UPDATE: Highway 4 to Tofino CLOSED Wet Weather Continues It has been a very wet week. In fact, there hasn’t been more than a 24 hour gap in the rain (or melting snow) since January 16! Including some snow melt, my rain gauge has measured 216mm since then, and counting. It’ll probably be past 300mm…
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Winter Storm Warnings Issued (Now ended)
Update 10:30AM – Warnings ended. Rain is here. Expect this rain to continue most of today and tomorrow. We should see temperatures over 5°C before nightfall Saturday. Update 7:30AM Rain has begun in areas… significant snowfall at higher elevations around Port Alberni like the lake and south end. Update 7AM – Warnings updated. Here is…
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50cm of snow? Yes… Ladysmith, Nanaimo, and Lake Cowichan, I’m looking at you. Other places, less, but plenty.
FINAL POST UPDATE (10:30AM Thurs) There is blue sky! Right after the crazy sideways slush… anyway. I think we can count this particular storm over. So this will be the last update for this post. Thanks all for visiting and for your contributions. Update 7:30AM – SD70 Open – Highway slippery sections Update 6:45AM –…
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Strong northwesterlies Saturday shift to Strait Effect East Island snow Sunday.
The latest model is out and it’s snowy. Saturday wind – expect Ferry cancellations. Strong north westerly winds will begin on the West Coast tonight. By 5AM they will have begun in northern parts of Georgia Strait. By 7AM they should surround the Island and start to cancel ferry sailings. (Note the barbs in the…
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Don’t be fooled – Messy highway conditions with snow, rain, slush, wind.
The end has come – Snow should be done – Rain this afternoon – new post tomorrow for snow Sunday. Thanks all! If you haven’t been here yet today, Start at the Original Post section below to see info on the highway and what to expect later. This top section will be current happenings through…