Category: Storm
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Nearly 30ºC on Wednesday – Warm Weekend – And Water Conservation Measures at Great Central
We set a short term record yesterday with an official high of 28.8ºC at the Airport. Alberniweather got up to 29.5ºC and many anecdotal reports had temperatures over 30ºC in the City. You can expect more of the same today even though high cloud will shield some of the sun’s rays. There is a possibility…
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Special Weather Statement issued – hail, thundershowers possible.
Environment Canada has issued an interesting statement bordering on a warning. Stay tuned. Might be an interesting day! Check the link to the forecast on the right for updates. Special weather statement issued for: East Vancouver Island, B.C. (081300) West Vancouver Island, B.C. (081400) Inland Vancouver Island, B.C. (081500) Current details: Small hail possible…
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Rain has come – west coast warning – dazzling aurora
The rain is here to stay for a few days. A Heavy rainfall warning is in effect for the West Coast of the Island. Thursday Rain all day. Heaviest rain before noon. Total: 30mm between 5AM Thursday/Friday. Friday Rain all day. With the heaviest as the system departs around 8PM. Total up to 30mm. 60-120…
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Pattern switches briefly but worst of rain might miss us.
There was something very comfortable about waking up on Wednesday to the sound and feel of rain. We received about 25mm of rain which was a little more than forecast. Unfortunately, none of it fell as snow at either snowpack station. We remain at zero snowpack at the south island Jump Creek station. The Wolf River station…
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Update: 3PM Wednesday – Streamflow Advisory – Please Conserve Water Today – Lots of Water Falling tonight
Update 3PM Wednesday: Streamflow Advisory Issued. The BC River Forecast Centre is issuing a High Streamflow Advisory for Vancouver Island including: Central Vancouver Island (including the Somass River) West Vancouver Island East Vancouver Island A multi-day atmospheric river event is expected to impact coastal British Columbia over the next several days. Heavy rainfall is expected to begin on Thursday, with several…