Author: Alberniweather
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Stormy Weekend. Wettest Friday but possible wind Saturday.
As I type this on the bus into Nanaimo there is a beautiful orange hue to the eastern sky obscured by clouds. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning. This is a day that that old adage will probably be valid. Here is the rain situation over the next 3 days. 4AM to 4AM Fri/Saturday, Sat/Sunday and…
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Week ending on a Stormy note – Plenty more Rain and possible Wind coming
The beat goes on my friends. By Thursday 10AM the rain will have begun again. It will have cleared up by 7PM. There is also a Wind warning for West and East Vancouver Island. No warning for our area however the UWash model indicates the most likely time for strong winds is between 4 and…
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Highway 4 Cameron Lake closures – Earthquake in Indonesia – Rain returning this afternoon
Ministry recovers truck from Lake. The ministry of Transport put out the word yesterday that they would be recovering the truck from Cameron lake between 6AM and 6PM today. Plan for possible delays. So far though, there are two lanes open. Lanes open both directions #bchwy4 Cameron Lake – slow down, use caution & follow…
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Heavy rain on Highway 4 – Vancouver Climate talks the worst we can do for the economy and climate is nothing.
Update 7PM The Ministry of Transportation has announced that the truck will be removed from Cameron starting Wednesday at 6AM. No indication how long it will take so expect delays. #bchwy4 vehicle recovery tomorrow, Cameron Lake , expect minor delays 6am onwards #portalberni @TranBC pic.twitter.com/06alQrPukJ — Vancouver Island District (@TranBCVanIsle) March 1, 2016 Update 6PM So…
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Happy Leap Day! Earth gets a speeding ticket. Rain Tuesday.
It is February 29th, 2016! A leap day. Why are there leap days? It used to be just so you could figure out when the Olympics were happening, but they messed that up when they decided to split up the Wonter and Summer Olympics. OK, so not really the reason. Leap days are used to…