How the hell did Environment Canada miss this? We just got power back at 5am, damage all over the neighbourhood with fire and city crews on a main street near us clearing downed trees

We had no alerts, no warnings

@chris @alberniweather

#BCpoli #BCstorm

84kph! High Wind Gust!
highest measured in quite a few years I believe!

will have to go back through my records
https://alberniweather.ca
#bcstorm #wind #portalberni

Nanaimo being hit by a big windstorm right now, lots of power outages and debris, branches flying around

Be careful out there - still no wind warning

#BCstorm #BCpoli

RE: https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@AlberniweatherBot/116276233454384597

74mm this week. Not nearly what was feared. Friends in Ucluelet are north of 400mm!
#bcstorm #portalberni

It was such a beautiful day?
It is currently not beautiful outside!
🌧️ 🌧️ 🌧️ 💨 💨
#portalberni #bcstorm #blustery
i *could've* gone to parksville today, i guess. there's only 2 cm of water in the hole at present (not enuf to pump) but i'm still fine with my decision to reschedule that appointment it's honestly pretty weird how the heaviest rainfall has seemed to skip my local area throughout this #BCStorm

RT: @ThierryGooseBC Another very warm March day in British Columbia Interior, not that far from monthly records.

🌡️22.7°C Osoyoos
🌡️22.3°C Ashcroft
🌡️22.2°C Kamloops
🌡️21.7°C Salmon Arm
🌡️20.7°C Penticton
🌡️20.6°C Summerland
🌡️19.9°C Kelowna
#BCstorm

Atmospheric river brings ‘tremendous’ amount of rain to B.C. South Coast

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11736642/atmospheric-river-tremendous-rain-bc-south-coast/

New article: Not all snow is created equally: Understanding snow-water equivalent in the Pacific Northwest ingallswx.com/2026/03/18/n... #weather #snow #WAwx #ORwx #BCstorm

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