Category: Storm

  • Where did that snow come from!?

    So I wake up this morning at 5:30 to get ready for work, I glance out my front window and there is a bunch of white stuff all over the place! What!? Here they were calling for 10-20mm of rain overnight last night and instead we get a dump of wet and nasty slush all…

  • God: One Wind and Rain Storm for the Olympics please

    Come on, admit it. You’re secretly wishing for it aren’t you 😉 Welcome to Vancouver, Need an Umbrella? 😀 UPDATE: This is getting a little more serious now. As of this morning (Monday) the GFS has increased its estimate up to 210mm Thursday through Sunday. With the largest amounts coming Friday night and Sunday morning.…

  • El Nino is finally coming

    UPDATE: Flood Watch Ended for Port Alberni thanks to cooler temps/snow in mountains — But Flood Warning for Cowichan Valley issued (details here) As Jeff Masters at WUnderground and many other weather bloggers have said… this year hasn’t been your typical El Nino year in North America. Why? Because we had an exceptionally negative Arctic…

  • Days of Teasing… now a Warning!

    Update 2: The Snowfall Warning has now ended. I’ll have a new post up tomorrow. UPDATE: We have a Winner! Zsolt Hengsperger! The Winner has Won a Fabulous NOMA LED Flashlight! Could the winner please email me at chrisale at gmail dot com and we can set up a time for him to come pick…

  • Flood Watch Issued for Vancouver Island

    Including, this time, the Alberni Valley. Since it is Island wide, I will let you go check it out for details on other parts of the Island. Here is the information most relevant to Alberni area residents: Quote starts: Weather forecasts indicate the front pushing onto north and central Vancouver Island today, bring moderate to…