Wednesday, February 13, 2008

I Love the West Coast!

Most of Canada under winter weather warnings
Canwest News Service
Published: Wednesday, February 13, 2008OTTAWA — Environment Canada issued weather warnings for all parts of Canada Wednesday except B.C., Yukon, and southern Ontario.


  • Toronto residents woke up Wednesday morning with 10 cm to 20 cm of snow...

  • Residents in New Brunswick are expected to be hit with a mixture of snow and ice pellets, anywhere from 10 cm to 20 cm. “This is shaping up to be a really big event for Atlantic Canada.”

  • The prairies are experiencing a bitter cold snap. Heavy snowfall warnings were issued for portions of southeastern Alberta, where winds are combining with snow and generating blizzard conditions.

  • Blizzard conditions are also affecting residents across Saskatchewan, where officials are warning people to stay off the roads.

  • Environment Canada issued a number of warnings for southern Manitoba where blowing snow and high winds are creating dangerous wind chill values. “Winds of 10 to 15 km/h are producing wind chills of minus 50.”

  • Wind chill warnings and blizzard conditions are also listed for parts of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Nanaimo Weather Current Conditions


7 °C Observed at: Nanaimo Airport
Date: 11:00 AM PST Wednesday 13 February 2008
Condition: Sunny
Forcast: High of 9 °C

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