Category: Storm
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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…
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Updated 10AM : Unexpected Monday morning Snow in Nanaimo. Possibly more coming.
Updated 10AM: https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/684069598027620353 Updated 9:15AM Latest Radar is showing another wave of precipitation/possible snow coming over the Strait towards Nanaimo/Parksville. (not likely to reach as far as Port Alberni). UPDATED 8AM There was nothing in Port Alberni or Parksville at 6AM or 6:45AM when I was there but then I looked up from my iPad…