Category: Storm
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SNOW DAY!
The kids got their wish! SD70 (along with pretty much everywhere else) has closed schools today! North Island College, VIU and multiple other districts and schools have closed today as well. We have about 10cm (I haven’t officially measured yet, still in bed! :)) at Alberniweather HQ and there is more around town. I am…
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More snow on the way Monday night and Tuesday for the whole Island.
Updates: Here is a twitter thread predicting times… we’ll see how accurate the Storm Radar app is. SD70 schools are OPEN New Snowfall warning issued Monday. Warnings4:51 AM PST Monday 11 February 2019Snowfall warning in effect for:Inland Vancouver IslandA long period of snowfall with total amounts of 10 to 15 cm is expected. A second…
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Snow Contest Winners! Faye, Jean and Lydian! Wish a Happy Birthday to Theresa!
It’s official! We can finally declare winners for the 2018 First Snow Contest! I received a text from my expert co-CEO at Alberniweather (my wife Theresa) at 3:30PM on January 8, 2019. It had snowed since about 8AM in the morning and it took that long for it to start to accumulate! 1st PRIZE: FAYE…
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Snowfall Warning in effect. 10-20 possible. Also icy morning and maybe freezing rain. Winner on the way?
Update 6AM: the temp has popped up to 3°C but the windchill has us below zero still. The snowfall warning remains in effect. I expect it now to start as rain and then switch to snow but we will see. Yup, we have a snowfall warning! Below is the warning in full. I have more…
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Rain Warnings Issued – Storm Timeline
EC has issued rain warnings for all parts of Vancouver Island except the North end. The West side is expecting 150mm of rain and the Inland areas around Port Alberni and Gold River should expect 100mm from this storm. There is also a wind warning for the east side of the Island north of Nanaimo.…