Category: Storm
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Blast of winter!
Be prepared for anything in the next 24hours including snow, rain, thunder, hail and wind. Just released from Environment Canada: http://bit.ly/11lkztd WOCN11 CWVR 122232 Special weather statement Issued by Environment Canada At 3:32 PM PDT Friday 12 April 2013. ——————————————————————— Special weather statement for: =new= Metro Vancouver =new= Greater Victoria =new= Fraser Valley =new= Howe…
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Wild and crazy Spring weather
Spring is always my favourite time of year. Only now do you have the chance to see hail, snow, sun, rain, lightning and wind all in a day, or even a few minutes. And yesterday was one of those days. Lucky for us, the East Coast got it a little worse than us.. We got…
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First Day of Spring! Windy… rain tapering off.
Quick update(10:20AM): Wind Peak has grown for West Coast for 2PM… Change shown below: 4PM shows 65-70knot (110-130+kph) gusts possible for Tsawassen/Georgia Strait. Ferry cancellations likely. We’ve had a wet night. We have received 30mm of rain since this storm started around 4PM yesterday. Overnight we had bouts of wet snow and I woke up…
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Rain and Wind tonight, blustery tomorrow.
There is rain and wind on the way. The East Coast of the Island is under a modest wind warning. Says EC An intense area of low pressure is moving toward Vancouver Island and will cross the northern tip early Wednesday. Ahead of the low southeast winds of 60 to 80 km/h will develop abruptly…
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Grab a Cocktail – Here comes the Pineapple Express
Update 8:30PM: Incredibly it is still only 3C but the rain has definitely come. Steady 5-6mm/hr rain rate and 17mm so far today. An impressive 46mm has fallen already in Tofino. Plenty more to come. This wave will last until morning then we might even see the sun before another wave comes in the afternoon.…