Category: Storm
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Updated: Heavy Rainfall Warning issued for northern sections – East Vancouver.
Environment Canada has just issued a heavy rainfall warning for amounts up to 50mm for the area north of Nanoose Bay. Here is the quote: 3:45 PM PDT Wednesday 31 July 2019Rainfall warning in effect for:East Vancouver Island – Courtenay to Campbell RiverEast Vancouver Island – Nanoose Bay to Fanny BayRain, at times heavy, is…
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Happy rain, Happy Rain gauge, happy Rain Stats
Cleaned the Integrated Sensor Suite – Rain measurements are back online! It’s all happy! Now that the rain bucket is working again on the weather station I’ve spent most of the day (except for a rather wet trip to the dump!) working on renovating the rain-related data on the website. Here’s what the tippers looked…
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Update: Lightning sparks three fires. Some more rain coming?
Update 2 – Great Lightning video! Brad Jason posted a great video of yesterday’s storm down the Alberni Inlet and got a great shot of the lightning striking right in the middle of the Alberni Inlet! Click the picture to go to the Facebook video. Update – Lightning causes three fires. There are now three…
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It’s Summer! Happy Solstice. Happy Rain. Happy Weekend!
Summer Solstice is here. It is officially the first day of summer and the longest day of the year. Today is a spiritual day for many. For others it is the official start of vacation (or in the case of K-12 students, tantalizingly close!). If you want to get the most out of your yard…
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Thunderstorm just for Port Alberni this afternoon?
It’s a pretty nice day! However, now in the afternoon there is a possibility for thunderstorms. If you hear thunder or see lightning please comment here! The UWash model has been consistently predicting a developing area of rain, and possible thunderstorm right in the Alberni Valley this afternoon. It has been there in the models…