Snow

And we were supposed to set off from here (Phoenix)today to get home for Christmas. Checked the weather forecasts and looked at the wife and said, "Why go back"?
Couldn't come up with a good enough reason so looks like we're stuck here for another week or two. Darn!
Just don't know how hard it will be to get a tee off time on the 25th.

I feel for you, but let me know when the snow has all melted and it's safe to return.
 
Hi Time , only got about 5 inches the first time in Crofton and this last dump was only about another 5 inches but calling for -17C tomorrow with the wind chill factored in.
We leave for Mexico on the 16th of January for 2 months can't wait !!!

Cheers

AL
 
Ive heard comox has 12 inches port alberni only has 5 inches i walked out and measured 30 inches on the lawn here. I think nanaimo got it just as bad. Ill take a few pics tommorow
 
Yep...Was in Nanaimo yesterday...drove home late afternoon...
Thought I was driving in Alberta again...white out, just tracks to follow, and two jacked 4 x 4's passing on the right shoulder past the plow I was following...
Passed one of them later...looked really cozy in the ditch, too!
Campbell River got lots, but only about 8 inchs in Black Creek...so far...
Still beats Red Earth Creek, Alberta....minus 32 right now without the wind chill....bbbrrrrrr...

boc
 
Snowed ~ 2" here in Port McNeill, got down to -11 last night, now cool, -1, and sunny skies. Supposed to get cold again tonight.

Cheers

SS

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Got a little skiff here in Bamfield that even stayed on the boardwalk all day. Couple people with frozen water pipes even.

Not cool as wife and I depart tomorrow am on a long drive to Medicine Hat Alberta for the holiday. Gonna be a bich of a haul methinks!

Have a good one.

Gimee the gaff!!!
 
quote:Originally posted by Osama Bin Hopper

...Not cool as wife and I depart tomorrow am on a long drive to Medicine Hat Alberta for the holiday. Gonna be a bich of a haul methinks!
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Careful on the roads out there Rabbi!
Just chatted with my Outfitter Buddy over in Alberta. He's over at Wainrite (spp?) Military Base trying to finish of the last of the whitetail season there. Tough going at Minus FORTY, biggest worry is the bloody diesel gelling overnight! Ouch! Can't say as I envy you the run this time around!

If you get back before New Beers, gimme a shout. Likely something in the works you and The Missuz might want to consider attending...:D

Be Safe Buddy!

Cheers,
Nog
 
No snow in the forcast today for Nanaimo... Why has it been snowing all day again!!??:D

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Take only what you need.

Thats one burried picnic table.
 
East Vancouver Island
10:12 AM PST Saturday 20 December 2008
Snowfall warning for
East Vancouver Island continued

A pacific frontal system approaching the British Columbia coast will collide with entrenched Arctic air to produce another winter storm. The storm is forecast to reach Vancouver Island this afternoon then move to the Sunshine Coast and the Lower Mainland tonight. Snowfalls of 10 to 20 centimetres or more are forecast but will vary dramatically across the south coast. Subtle changes in wind direction can result in much heavier snow. Areas subject to the strongest onshore southeasterly and easterly winds such as the east coast of Vancouver Island are at greatest risk of heavy snow. The Queen Charlotte Islands are also forecast to receive up to 15 centimetres of snow as outflow winds pick up moisture over Hecate strait.

Very strong winds will also develop as the storm approaches creating blowing snow and blizzard-like conditions in some areas. Easterly winds up to 90 km/h are expected to create blizzard conditions over northern Vancouver Island and the Fraser Valley tonight. Very strong easterly and southeasterly winds up to 90 km/h will develop today on the Queen Charlotte Islands and tonight along West Vancouver Island and in Greater Victoria and the Southern Gulf Islands. Travel will be treacherous on roads and highways.

Stay safe and warm!

Take only what you need.
 
I have a feeling this 15cm might turn into 60cm like on wed its the exact same setup. Man we have 2 feet on the ground add another foot from this storm and then the next snow storm on xmas eve and we might surpass 1996.
 
Here is comes again...

East Vancouver Island
3:53 PM PST Tuesday 23 December 2008
Snowfall warning for
East Vancouver Island continued

10 to 20 cm of snow expected tonight and Wednesday.

This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.



An approaching pacific frontal system will bring snow to the British Columbia coast tonight and Wednesday. Snow is expected to start this evening and then become mixed with rain over many localities on Wednesday. Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 20 cm are forecast before the snow tapers to a few flurries Wednesday night. Strong winds will also develop as the system approaches and visibility will be locally reduced in blowing snow.


Take only what you need.
 
OK im getting tired of this stuff now I was watching the weather network and they said Victoria out of all of Canada is the winner with the most snowfall for the year(so far) good god I hope not LOL.


I guess we are losing the old addage we say oh we still have flowers or my neighor cut his grass today looks like the boys from backeast will be giving it back soon LOL

Wolf

Blue Wolf Charters
www.bluewolfcharters.com
 
Nanaimo-qualicums got the most around here i was up there today and its a solid 2.5+ft on the ground. Back east also has alot right now i talked to family in georgian bay and they were saying 5ft+. Just started snowing here they are saying might switch to rain tommorrow
 
From the T/C.
Nanaimo leads province for snowfall
Winter weather could be one for the history books
By Derek SpaldingDecember 22, 2008


quote:Eighty-six centimetres of snow has fallen on Nanaimo since Dec. 12, surpassing levels found in other B.C cities that typically see piles of the white stuff, according to Environment Canada.

Snow could pile even higher with another dump on its way later in the week, according to weather analysts who predict the first countrywide white Christmas since 1971. The Harbour City has had 86 centimetres so far and could see depths reaching close to record numbers for December. Nanaimoites remain another snowstorm or two away from the 111-centimetre record that fell in the last month of 1964.

December levels already surpassed that of northern community Stewart, which saw 68 centimetres of snow and normal reaches levels of 154 centimetres. Nanaimo also surpassed that of the usual white-winter Canadian cities, including Toronto and Halifax.

This type of weather battered much of the nation with some, but little, respite in sight before Christmas.

Record snowfalls, power outages, blizzard warnings and hurricane-force winds have not been so widespread for more than four decades, a rare occurrence, according to Gabor Fricska, meteorologist for Environment Canada.

"Nanaimo seems to have seen the highest snowfall in B.C., but we don't have data from Qualicum Beach," he said. A Canadian white Christmas "hasn't happened since 1971, so it's quite a significant event. It's a once- or twice-in a life time thing."

This December marks the sixth snowiest in history, just 25 centimetres away from the winter wonderland of 1964, but even with more flurries. Victoria maintains the whitest December on record with 123.9 centimetres that fell in 1996. The majority of that wallop came via a storm that dumped 64.5 centimetres on the province's capital in one dump. Victoria remained without much snowfall this month, until the weekend brought 35 centimetres to doorsteps and city streets, bringing the December total to 69.6 centimetres.

People might expect characteristically white urban centres to see more snow compared to West Coast cities, but places like Calgary or Montreal have colder climates where the snow lingers all winter long. Most snow melts quickly in waterfront communities along the Pacific Ocean, unless hit by unusually cold temperatures. Calgary more than doubled its average December snowfall with 37 centimetres so far this year. Calgarians normally get the most of their snow in March with an average of 23.9 centimetres and a one-day record total of 48 centimetres.

Vancouver Island gets large snowfall because of its wet climate, according to Fricska. With so much ocean, a cold-air system tends to create a lot of snow, he explained. Such weather remained in the province's interior for much of last week, draining frigid arctic air through Howe Sound and across the Strait of Georgia, which created much of last week's snow. Another large low-pressure system came from the Pacific this weekend, dumping snow on much of Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. And there's more.

Nanaimo could see a light dusting of two more centimetres Tuesday night and analysts predict between 10 and 20 centimetres for Thursday, ensuring a white Christmas for the Harbour City.
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And it is snowing here again!

Take only what you need.
 
WOW dec 24th and ive got another 8 inches on the roof of my truck. that 21 inches in my back yard of untouched powder!!!!

"A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work"
 
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