Category: Storm

Final Update 8AM Sunday – Warning Over. A look at wind around the Island. Environment Canada has removed the Wind warning for our area.  Once again, yesterday has proven that predicting high winds in Port Alberni is exceedingly difficult.  Our top gust at Alberniweather was only 38kph while Maquinna school got up to 58kph.  Warnings…

As you will see from the 24 hour image below, the intensity of the rainfall we have gotten used to over the past week is starting to back off. The next 24hrs has only 8-16mm of rain forecast. That said there is another bunch of rain coming through starting Thursday and lasting much of the…

Flood Watch Re-issued for Somass River/Sproat/Ash. The Tseshaht First Nation continue to sandbag their properties along the river to try to prevent a repeat of last year.  Hopefully the sandbags will only be wet from the rain, and not from any flood waters.  If you would like to help, please head down to the Administration…

Final Weekend Update 9:30PM – Strong Winds and Rain down trees whip up sail past. River flows continue to rise.  A break Monday. The rain began in earnest this afternoon and didn’t let up.  The winds came too this time! Our strongest gust was 68kph at 7:40PM. We have received another 32mm today with most of…

Environment Canada issued a Rainfall Warning at 3AM this morning stating the following: Rain, at times heavy, continues. Further rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 mm are expected today due to a slow moving Pacific frontal system. The rain will taper to a few showers early this evening when the front moves to the east.…