Tag: Storm

  • Update: Lightning sparks three fires. Some more rain coming?

    Update: Lightning sparks three fires. Some more rain coming?

    Update 2 – Great Lightning video! Brad Jason posted a great video of yesterday’s storm down the Alberni Inlet and got a great shot of the lightning striking right in the middle of the Alberni Inlet! Click the picture to go to the Facebook video. Update – Lightning causes three fires. There are now three…

  • Thunderstorm just for Port Alberni this afternoon?

    Thunderstorm just for Port Alberni this afternoon?

    It’s a pretty nice day! However, now in the afternoon there is a possibility for thunderstorms. If you hear thunder or see lightning please comment here! The UWash model has been consistently predicting a developing area of rain, and possible thunderstorm right in the Alberni Valley this afternoon. It has been there in the models…

  • Flash! – The April 6 2019 Thunderstorm

    Flash! – The April 6 2019 Thunderstorm

    So yesterday was a pretty great day for weather watchers. We had rain, wind, lightning, thunder, rainbows… a little bit of everything! I was excited to get a chance to download the video from my webcam and find all of the lightning strikes as recorded in real time. I thought it might be hard because…

  • Rain through the weekend – Hour by Hour forecast.

    Rain through the weekend – Hour by Hour forecast.

    We have a long bout of rain coming over the next few days so here’s a look at when the strongest bits and breaks might be. Totals from Friday through to Sunday morning should be in the 30mm range for Port Alberni and other inland areas. Friday There was some fairly heavy rain before sunrise…

  • Rain Warnings Issued – Storm Timeline

    Rain Warnings Issued – Storm Timeline

    EC has issued rain warnings for all parts of Vancouver Island except the North end. The West side is expecting 150mm of rain and the Inland areas around Port Alberni and Gold River should expect 100mm from this storm. There is also a wind warning for the east side of the Island north of Nanaimo.…