Category: Storm
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Updated 8AM Sunday – Will we see snow? Stay off Hump. Winter Storm Warning Continues
Updated 8AM There has been no accumulation yet. The heaviest bands of rain should come soon but I do not think we will see any accumulation in town and if we do, it will be very short lived. THe hump and Sutton pass are a different story. It will change minute by minute. As you…
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Polar Bear Swim New Years day! Little snow Friday. Then a mess on Sunday
Update 11AM: By the way… I just found out it snowed in Temecula, California today…. rare would be an understatement. https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/550365221672333312 Happy New Year and Happy Swimming! Don’t forget about the Polar Bear Swim tomorrow! There will also be free bus service around town from 10:30AM to 1:30AM on New Year’s Eve. Oh…
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Update 8AM Saturday: East Side Wind and Rain Warning – 30-60mm Rain coming by Saturday Afternoon — Hope for Christmas?
Update 8AM: The heaviest wind and rain is yet to come, but there are no warnings posted for our area. There are warnings for the East side of Vancouver Island. 80kph and 50mm expected. Happy Last Minute Shopping! 😉 Sorry for the late morning post, I wanted all the models to be out before…
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Interesting 1935 Historic Flooding Photos in AVTimes
There is a cool short article in the AV Times this morning. It includes this iconic picture from the very useful AV Museum archives of flooding of the Somass River along the old River Road. Unfortunately it’s not clear the exact date, but it does seem to be January 1935. So I went looking at the data for…
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Updated 9PM: More rain off and on, then concerning rain Saturday/Sunday.
Updated 9PM Wed: It may not stop raining. Seriously, check it out yourself… The latest UW model indicates less than 1 or 2 one hour periods between Thursday at 11AM and Sunday at 4AM where rain will not accumulate. The GFS model over at Spotx is a little more kind, but still predicts 100mm between…