It's curtains
SNOWFALL WARNING: East Vancouver Island
Issued at 3:12 PM PST TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2009
FURTHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 CM EXPECTED TONIGHT. THIS IS A WARNING THAT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SNOW TO PARTS OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. FURTHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 CM ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING OVER EASTERN AND INLAND SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF. MEANWHILE THE WINDS OVER WEST VANCOUVER ISLAND AND GREATER VICTORIA HAVE EASED. SOUTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 60 KM/H WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING OVER THESE AREAS BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING CRITERIA.
lol well we wont need hip waders for this one. I think we are getting braver eh? Has it tapered off already then? whew that was close!
More predicted for Wedensday, 10cm
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SNOWFALL WARNING: East Vancouver Island
Issued at 9:47 PM PST TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2009
5 TO 10 CM OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH UP TO 15 CM IN THE WHISTLER AREA. THIS IS A WARNING THAT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OFF THE WEST COAST OF VANCOUVER ISLAND TONIGHT AND SLIDE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW. PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN AS RAIN. AS COLDER AIR FROM THE INTERIOR REACHES THE COAST, RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO FLURRIES. THE CHANGE OVER WILL OCCUR OVER INLAND AREAS NEAR MIDDAY AND OVER EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR 5 CM OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE SOUTH COAST WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 15 CM NEAR WHISTLER AND SECTIONS OF EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND. MEANWHILE THE ARCTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER NORTHERN BC IS SPREADING STRONG NORTHEAST OUTFLOW WINDS THROUGH MAINLAND VALLEYS AND ISLETS OF THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE WEDNESDAY OVERNIGHT OR THURSDAY MORNING AS THE ARCTIC RIDGE WEAKENS.
Four centemeters expected. Get out your survival gear everyone!!
Now who the hell called for this stuff!!
I told my Dad he was fired from being Supreme Mugwump of the Known Universe for allowing it to snow - he should be able to control that *smirk.* He just pouted LOL.