Author: Alberniweather Blog (Chris)
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Rain through the weekend – Hour by Hour forecast.
We have a long bout of rain coming over the next few days so here’s a look at when the strongest bits and breaks might be. Totals from Friday through to Sunday morning should be in the 30mm range for Port Alberni and other inland areas. Friday There was some fairly heavy rain before sunrise…
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Much needed rain to continue all day Wednesday. Break Thursday then returns Friday.
It was very nice to hear the sound of rain pounding down on the roof this morning when I woke up. The rain should continue all day in Port Alberni, though it had stopped in Parksville and Nanaimo when I made my way over the hump. The rain should taper off late this afternoon. Totals…
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RAIN TODAY!
April Fools. It’ll be 21°C today and 18°C tomorrow. But starting Wednesday the rain won’t stop…. no joke! 🙂 The EC forecast is about as wordless as possible so in that spirit. I’m done! 😉 Have fun today! 🙂
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55 years since a 14 foot, $41 Million, “cheap lesson” swept through Port Alberni. New report has good suggestions.
Just after midnight on March 28, 1964 a 2.5 metre (8ft) wave rushed up the “Alberni Canal”, surprising mill workers and waking residents. Ninety minutes later it was followed by a 4 metre, (14ft) “wall of water” barreling in at 400km/hr, smashing structures, throwing logs and debris everywhere, and carrying homes off their foundations. The…
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Showers Tuesday then dry until rainy stretch to begin April.
We received a nice bit of rain over the past couple days. You can see it on the 7 day graphs page. The station is still underreporting rain by about 15-20% so I would estimate total rainfall over the past two days at about 10mm. There will be some lingering showers on Tuesday before things…