Category: General
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Highway 4 West of Port Alberni remains blocked.
I will try to post updates as I see them on Twitter. Monitor Drive BC, the ACRD and the Peak radio for updates. Check yesterday’s post for the weekend forecast.
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Rain continues Thursday – Easing off by the weekend – Australian fires claim more lives.
UPDATE: Highway 4 to Tofino CLOSED Wet Weather Continues It has been a very wet week. In fact, there hasn’t been more than a 24 hour gap in the rain (or melting snow) since January 16! Including some snow melt, my rain gauge has measured 216mm since then, and counting. It’ll probably be past 300mm…
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Rain and Wind
That is all.
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Winter Storm Warnings Issued (Now ended)
Update 10:30AM – Warnings ended. Rain is here. Expect this rain to continue most of today and tomorrow. We should see temperatures over 5°C before nightfall Saturday. Update 7:30AM Rain has begun in areas… significant snowfall at higher elevations around Port Alberni like the lake and south end. Update 7AM – Warnings updated. Here is…
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Highways clear Friday morning – Weekend of slush and rain on the way.
Quick road report Quick report as I wait for my bus at Parksville. The roads were pretty good with only a few patches of slippery snow around Cameron Lake and before Parksville. It is below freezing everywhere though and the melt yesterday has made for icy patches especially near the edges of roads and streets.…