Category: Storm
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EC issues Weather Statement on possible snow – Here is a worst case scenario.
Environment Canada has issued the following special weather statement about the weekend possibilities. 3:07 PM PST Thursday 20 February 2014 Special weather statement for Inland Vancouver Island issued Complex weather pattern this weekend. Environment Canada is monitoring a weather system that is forecast to reach the South Coast this weekend. Similar to recent storms that…
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Confidence grows for snow Saturday/Sunday – will be updating later – and snowpack!
We are going to get a bit of a break from the wet snowy weather today and Friday but the weekend is still a big question mark. The GFS out of The University of Washington has been going strongly in favour of heavy snow late Saturday and into Sunday. None of the other models, the…
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UPDATE BEWARE COMMUTERS : Morning slush ends by afternoon.. no Evening!
UPDATE. 12:33PM The snow is coming down hard and fast in areas. Pleae use extreme caution on the roads. The new models say we won’t dry out until 4PM-5PM in Port Alberni and later on the East Coast. Whether this falls as rain or snow is extremely difficult to predict, so assume the worst for…
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More rain and wind on the way
The line of systems keeps on coming. You can see our future weather pretty clearly on this forecast shot. Five separate systems stretching all the way up into the Bering Sea, all forecast to swoop down and across and onto us. First though, we will dry out a bit today (Friday) as we wait for…
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Beware Gusty Winds and Debris
Just a quick update today. Details on upcoming rain is in the post below. There were some strong winds last night that have caused power outages on the East Coast of the Island and also a ton of branches and debris on the highway through Whiskey Creek. The winds should abate later today and then…