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Thunder rumbles in the Valley!
I woke up this morning, had a shower, got dressed and went into the kitchen to get some breakfast…. reached for a bowl and there was a flash of light! I stopped… looked down and the cat was looking at me bug-eyed. Then I heard the rumble. It’s not often we get thunder and lightning…
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Another blustery day Thursday
Looks like another front is moving through tomorrow. There is a strong storm out in the pacific that is slated to deepen to 948mb before it moves up into Alaska. My guess is that’s the storm that will be sending a front our way. Be careful driving out there. There’s been a lot of accidents…
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Eve gets her wish! Had to call in a report today
So we got up to 70kph this evening (18:20). That’s the point where I have to call in to Environment Canada as a Severe Weather Watcher. Which I did. The forecaster on the other end of the line sounded reasonably impressed. Obviously since they didn’t issue a warning for our area, they weren’t looking for…
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CONTEST TIME: First Snow of the Season
It’s practically an institution! It’s Snow Contest time…. here are the rules: When will we get measurable snow at the Alberniweather doorstep (6th and Redford)!? Here are the rules: #1: You must pick a date, hour, and minute (eg. July 3 12:45). #2: Closest time wins. #3: You must enter your guess in the comments…
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Check out the Photos! Snow Contest?
So yesterdays Climate Action Day events went off without a hitch. If you’d like to see pictures and a video of the days activities, head over to www.patransitions.net to check it out. And if you’d like to get involved in some real concrete work around reducing Carbon emissions and Energy consumption in the Alberni Valley,…
Watching the Port Alberni Weather since 2005