Category: Storm
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Rain begins today… goes through stormy Friday.
We had some showers overnight but the main rain should start within the next hour or two. The rain will peak in the afternoon and taper off later tonight. The next system will follow quickly behind starting before 1AM tonight. We may get some wind along with it to start. It will blow through quickly…
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Monthly Summary January 2016 – Rainiest Jan 27 since 1896 – Low Snow
Close to normal temperatures but slightly drier January hides near record day rainfall and low snowpack. Happy Groundhog Day! 🙂 The totals and averages and records in January 2016 were not hugely notable. The combination of the weakening of the “blob” and the influence of El Niño seem to have combined to generate a fairly…
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Update Thursday 8AM Very Rainy Wednesday – Possible Wind – Runoff in the Watershed
Flood Warning & Watches issued by BC River Forecast Center after last night’s #BCstorm FMI: http://bit.ly/KaF1ou http://twitter.com/EC_BCweather/status/692759365363826688/photo/1 Update 8AM Thursday – Rainfall Warning Ended. Issued at 2016-01-28 15:13 UTC by Environment Canada: Rainfall warning ended for: West Vancouver Island, B.C. (081400) Inland Vancouver Island, B.C. (081500) Current details: Significant rainfall is no longer expected.…
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Significant rain coming late Wednesday through Thursday
Rainfall amounts of up to 60mm are possible between Wednesday and Thursday evening. We haven’t seen this strong a rain event since early December. Below is the 24hr chart. The rain will begin around 10PM tonight and intensify overnight with the heaviest rain coming between 1-4AM. It will rain all through Thursday and into Friday…
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Updated 1:00PM – Snow moving up Island this morning. Monitor radar and Drive BC
Updated 1PM – East Vancouver Island Snowfall Warning Issued. We’re tougher in Port Alberni, we don’t get a snowfall warning for “only” 5-10cm. 😉 12:27 PM PST Tuesday 05 January 2016 Snowfall warning in effect for: East Vancouver Island Snowfall, with total amounts of 5 to 10 cm is expected. Snow will continue over East…