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Atmospheric River on its Way Saturday and Tuesday – Prepare for the worst, hope for the best!
As expected, Thursday’s rain was only about as bad as an average November rain. Port Alberni Airport received just under 50mm from 9AM Wednesday to 11PM Thursday. Alberniweather received 41mm in town. Nothing too serious. What is of interest, however is the snowpack. Below is the webcam image from the new satellite-linked camera on Mt.…
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The next Atmospheric River – Snow on the mountains, a dangerous setup for the weekend.
A Dangerous Circumstance – Be Prepared We are setting up a dangerous situation as we await the next bouts of atmospheric rivers to come ashore. While Port Alberni missed the worst of it last time, we were all still impacted by the tragedies in Cowichan, and on the Lower Mainland and Interior. We should be…
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More Rain on the Way – Looking back at 2006
Unfortunately there is more rain on the way. We’ve not fully recovered from the deluge of last Sunday/Monday/Tuesday and this next series of storms won’t be as historic on their own, but they will not help the situation. Comparing last week to this week Here is last week’s epic 24hr rainfall forecast. All of which…
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Well hello snow – Might be time for that contest…
Threat of snow continues until around noon The rain started to turn to snow as I went up the Hump this morning around 6AM. Now it looks like this: There are also reports of wet snow falling in and around Port Alberni. There is a slight chance of it accumulating, particularly if it rains/snows more…
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Monitoring flooding situation – High Streamflow Adv. in Port Alberni – Flood Warning in Englishman/Cowichan
Update 10AM – Multiple Highway Closures Don’t go if you don’t have to. And please, don’t drive through huge puddles and rivers. It’s not worth the risk (and you might swamp someone else. Highway 1 to Victoria is closed at the Malahat and possibly other areas near Duncan. There is a ton happening right now.…
Watching the Port Alberni Weather since 2005