What a storm

[Sharphooks]

In front of my house this morning:



My neighbor told me that with the wind, the boomer of a low pressure, and the 12 foot tide tomorrow, he's expecting the water to be at least a foot higher tomorrow AM--- I spent the day getting all my valuables off the garage floor

If he's right, the way the water was this morning should just about put it in my living room tomorrow



First time I ever saw my dock go under water;



Batten down the hatches tonight!

 

[GLG]

The City of Courtenay
[h=1]EVACUATION ORDER[/h]December 10, 2014


Water levels are rising rapidly. The area shown in the map will be affected by quickly rising flood waters. City staff and emergency responders are going door to door in the affected areas.
EVACUATION ORDER
The City of Courtenay has been advised of the imminent danger of flooding to the life and property of persons resident or present in the areas adjacent to the Tsolum, Puntledge and Courtenay Rivers.
See the area in the attached map (below).
Based on this information, an order pursuant to the Emergency Program Act to evacuate these areas has been authorized in the interest of life safety at 2:15 pm on December 10, 2014.
Other agencies will be expediting this action in these areas on behalf of the City of Courtenay.

YOU MUST LEAVE THIS AREA IMMEDIATELY AND PROCEED TO HIGHER GROUND AWAY FROM THE RIVERTHE RCMP WILL ENFORCE THIS EVACUATION ORDER

 

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EVACUATION ALERT

December 10, 2014

COURTENAY RIVER – PUNTLEDGE RIVER - TSOLUM RIVEREVACUATION ALERT​

Issued : December 10, 2014 4:00 p.m.

An Evacuation Alert has been issued by the City of Courtenay at the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). BC Hydro advises that water flows may reach over bank flood levels in the Puntledge River/Tsolum River and Courtenay River in the near future. Because of the potential danger to life and health, the City of Courtenay has issued an Evacuation Alert for the following areas:

All areas adjacent to the Tsolum River, Puntledge River and Courtenay River within the boundaries of the City of Courtenay (see red outlined area on the map below)​

An Evacuation Alert has been issued to prepare you to evacuate your premises or property should it be found necessary. Residents will be given as much advance notice as possible prior to evacuation; however you may receive limited notice due to changing conditions.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO WHEN AN ALERT IS IN EFFECT​

Upon notification of an ALERT, you should be prepared for the evacuation order by:

• Locating all family members or co-workers and designate a Meeting Place outside the evacuation area should an evacuation be called while separated;
• Gathering essential items such as medications, eyeglasses, valuable papers (i.e. insurance), immediate care needs for dependants and, if you choose, keepsakes, photographs, etc. Have these items readily available for quick departure;
• Preparing to move any disabled persons and/or children;
• Moving pets and livestock to a safe area;
• Arranging to transport your household members or co-workers in the event of an evacuation order.
• Arranging accommodation for your family if possible. In the event of an evacuation, Reception Centres will be opened if required.
• Monitoring local radio stations for information and updates

Monitor www.courtenay.ca for updates along with social media:
www.facebook.com/cityofcourtenay
www.twitter.com/cityofcourtenay
For more information call 250.334.4441

Click here for a larger view of the Evacuation Alert map below: Courtenay Evacuation Alert.pdf [PDF - 600 KB]
​

 

[sly_karma]

Hang in there, Island folks. We are thinking of you up here in the desert.

 

[Peahead]

Saturna Island
11:00 PM PST 11 December 2014

Wind (knots)
S 50 gust 58
Air temperature (°C)
11
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And yet Entrance Is. several miles nw of Saturna has virtually no wind @ NW 2 knots:

Entrance Island
11:00 PM PST 11 December 2014

Wind (knots)
WNW 2
Air temperature (°C)
9

 

[hambone]

There's an incredible amount of debris in the ocean right now... Lots of stuff to hit for anyone heading out this weekend.

 

[trophywife]

was out yesterday prawning and yes , the amount of crap in the water is incredible!!!! had all eyes helping.

 

[GLG]

Yea it was some storm.... didn't seem that way but I'm on high ground. The river I go to every day was blown out with water. Just like in 2010.... Getting tired of these once every 50 year rain events....here is what our local news had to say..

Latest flow numbers from BC Hydro released
http://989.thegoatrocks.ca/news/latest-flow-numbers-from-bc-hydro-released/

Dec 10, 2014
We’ve had about 250 mm of rain hit above the Comox Lake reservoir over 48 hours. About 70 mm has fallen so far today though precipitation rates are tapering off now. The daily volume of water inflows into the Comox Lake Reservoir of 520 m3/s on Tuesday hit a 50-year return period. The highest on BC Hydro’s record for a daily inflow average was 522 m3/s – we were close. This was and remains a major water event for BC Hydro to try manage through.
The Comox Lake Reservoir has risen about 2.6 metres in the past 48 hours. The reservoir is currently at 135.85 m and rising. The water inflows into the reservoir are around 500 m3/s – the Cruikshank River is flowing in at about 275 m3/s. About half-a-metre of water is free spilling over the over flow spillway section of the dam.
BC Hydro decreased the water release from the Comox dam from about 225 m3/s to about 45 m3/s well in advance of the high tide this morning. A water survey gauge at the 5th Street Bridge reached a maximum of 4.28 m (it hit a high of 4.61 m yesterday) before slowly receding but has since come up and is hovering around 4.2-4.4 m. Isolated flooding can begin at 4.2 metres.
As the tide moved out this morning, BC Hydro increased water discharges from the dam by about 50 m3/s every 30 minutes in consideration of the Browns and Tsolum rivers that were rising from today’s rain event. The release from the dam is currently about 240 m3/s.
The Tsolum is currently flowing at 230 m3/s and the Browns River at 140 m3/s – they are flowing at high levels. The total river flow at Gauge 10 is about 700 m3/s.
The highest level the Comox Lake Reservoir has reached in some 50 years of record is around 136.2 m. That level was hit twice, including the flood event in January 2010. BC Hydro forecasts the reservoir potentially hitting 136.7 m by end of day Thursday. With the high reservoir level, BC Hydro’s downstream operational flexibility continues to diminish as we consider the high tides. The Comox dam is made of concrete and founded on bedrock, and is safe and being well managed under the flood risk management conditions. It is designed for these events.
The silver lining is the weather is anticipated to turn drier by Friday. After a smaller storm tomorrow, the long-term forecast into next week looks much drier.
The water inflows into the reservoir, averaged over the whole day, are forecasted to be 460 m3/s. For the next four days, they are forecasted to be 310 m3/s, 190 m3/s, and 110 m3/s. BC Hydro updates its five-day forecast each day.
BC Hydro continues to work very closely with the City of Courtenay and other key emergency responder agencies with many calls and emails per day. It’s critical that we are all on the same page and aware of each other’s situations. The two-way communication has worked very well.
(BC Hydro update)
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[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]This is probably bad news for the chum eggs that are in the river as they have a tendency to get washed out and sent to the ocean. I suspect when the water drops DFO will have a look and let us know.....[/FONT]

 

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[h=1]Local State of Emergency LIFTED[/h]December 12, 2014


The Local State of Emergency in the City of Courtenay has been LIFTED!
According to provincial staff, this flood was a one-in-100 year event, and was the largest flow in recorded history in the Puntledge River – that’s over 51 years of recorded data.
Over the next couple of weeks we will be moving into the recovery period. We will continue to provide regular updates over the coming weeks.
On behalf of all of us at the City of Courtenay, we thank the public for your patience and support during this difficult time. We also thank all of the other agencies involved in the response effort.

Yep that's going to be expensive..... I know were to send the bill.....