Tag: wind

  • 2020 Storm Round 2 – Friday heavy rain and wind.

    2020 Storm Round 2 – Friday heavy rain and wind.

    Updates continue at the top of the post. Flood Watch issued for Tofino and Port Alice regions. Upgraded: Flood Watch ā€“ North and West Vancouver IslandUpdated: 10:30 AM January 03, 2020 The River Forecast Centre is upgrading the High Streamflow Advisory to a Flood Watch for: North Vancouver Island including Port Alice, the Zeballos River, Pugh Creek, San Josef River, Simpson…

  • Temp is 0! Prepare for possible snow today. Strong winds Friday!

    Temp is 0! Prepare for possible snow today. Strong winds Friday!

    Updates toward the top… We have winners in the First Snow Contest! Iā€™m calling it at 7:10PM! Winners to be announced soon! EC issues Snowfall Warning for North sections of East vancouver island. Issued at 2020-01-03 01:24 UTC by Environment Canada: Snowfall warning issued for:   East Vancouver Island – Courtenay to Campbell River, B.C. (081330) Current…

  • Big Rain on West Coast – Snow Thursday – Website tweaks – See you next decade!

    Big Rain on West Coast – Snow Thursday – Website tweaks – See you next decade!

    Probably the last post of 2019 Happy New Year! Hope everyone has a fun and safe New Year’s celebration tomorrow. Here’s what to expect from the weather. Big rain West Coast – less elsewhere. Showers will start on the west coast monday morning and continue into Tuesday. There is a rainfall warning issued already. For…

  • Blustery weekend before a chance of Christmas morning flurries.

    Blustery weekend before a chance of Christmas morning flurries.

    We started the day on Friday in between systems. A reminder that my station is not measuring rainfall at the moment. You can get measurements from Alberni Elementary which saw over 30mm yesterday alone. Port Alberni was spared the wind that hit the east and south parts of the Island. Many areas were without power…

  • Slight chance of overnight and Monday morning flurries.

    It is a beautiful sunny Sunday in December. There is precipitation coming overnight but whether it falls as rain or a mix of rain and snow is difficult to say. Best advice would be to prepare for a mix of rain and snow if you are driving over the Hump or other mountain passes. We…