Category: Storm
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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…
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Very warm and wet weekend – and the Webcam is back – A Guide to the Setup!
the rain has begun. It won’t stop more than a few minutes or hours until Sunday. As I detailed yesterday, the west coast is in the crosshairs with some potentially extreme amounts. Our totals are I think a little less sure but should get into the 30-50 range for the three days. Spring temperatures Check out…
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Update 10AM – Deepening Low on the way. Strong winds and rain possible.
Update 10:15AM. My poor roof can’t handle much more. After the big storms in December with 100kph gusts, the meager 50-60kph gusts are causing some severe flapping of our shingles. Update 10AM: We’ve achieved a second peak wind gust late this morning of 61.1kph at around 9:30AM. The first peak was very early this morning around…
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CORRECTED – December and Annual 2014 Summary – Warm, Wet. 50+yr Robertson Creek Station Ended
UPDATED/CORRECTED – Warm and wet December to cap off warm 2014 locally, and likely warmest ever globally. This update will feature both the December 2014 summary and the full 2014 Annual Summary. It has been quite the slog getting this first ‘annual’ summary done, but it is done! *PHEW* December 2014 Summary – In with a Bang, Out…