Category: Storm
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First Fall Storm Wednesday… Roke coming next week
If you noticed the gathering clouds this afternoon then you’ve seen the first signs that our first major rainfall of the season is on it’s way. Fall doesn’t officially begin until early on the 23rd, but this will definitely feel like a fall event. The first pulse will come on Wednesday afternoon. The second, stronger…
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Fall is coming
Just as I started typing, I heard the honk of a Canada Goose and looked up to see a small Vee of 4 geese passing overhead. If that isn’t proof that fall is very near, I do not know what is. Our big switch in the weather should be proof too. It looks like summer…
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Wow! Hello Rain!
I cant say I was expecting anything quite like this. Im really hoping I closed the windows in my car yesterday. I should have turned the timer off the sprinklers too! Oh well, this is supposed to be short lived. This badness should end this afternoon, then we’ll slowly dry out and get back to…
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Continuous rain breaks 100mm mark
When my station records rain it keeps track of its continuity. If the rain does not pause for more than 3 hours then it keeps the “Rain Storm” counter going. Since the rain started at 4AM on Sunday, March 13 we have received 101.8mm of rain. Depending on where you are around the Valley no…
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VIU Strike Weather – Wind and Rain
So they say when it rains it pours? Well. That’s what it’s doing right now. You can throw in some gusty winds as well. I’m sorry to say it, but we can expect this weather through to next week. For today, this nastiness should hopefully only last until late morning/early afternoon then it will taper…