It poured rain overnight on Wednesday, which caused several landslides south of Dawson City yesterday. The road first closed just south of the Dempster turn off, due to landslides. Then…
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Post Tropical Storm Arthur
Well it is 7:45am and the wind is just starting to pick up so I got up to see what’s going on with former hurricane Arthur. The only prep we’ve done…
Read MoreHurricane Arthur
Earlier this week it looked like Hurricane Arthur was going to hit us straight on, but now it keeps shifting to the west, and lessening my concern. Having it hit…
Read MoreFirst time I ever blogged on January 31
Turns out I never have anything to say on January 31. I have a little widget in the sidebar that displays what I have posted on this day in previous…
Read MoreFascinated by the potential historic storm forming
The best part of my day today was watching meteorologists twitter about each weather model as they were released, looking at the potential for a historic storm to hit the…
Read MoreCold, lung trouble, turkey update, and Rafael’s a comin’!
Tropical Storm Rafael just formed and will be heading up to Atlantic Canada quickly next week. Looks like it will likely hit Newfoundland. Right now we have a 5% chance…
Read MoreWater update, and we’re blindly facing the hurricanes now!
With Dad’s help and after a chat with a plumber, we’re a bit closer to diagnosing our water woes. Our first discovery was that the pressure gauge is frozen at…
Read More4:30am. So dark.
It is 4:30am. I knew something was up when I woke up and couldn’t see. The power was out! No yard light outside lighting up around the edge of the…
Read MoreHurricane Leslie – Decided to pass us by
Hurricane Leslie will be passing us by over the next 36 hours. We have a heavy rain fall warning and are supposed to get >100mm by tomorrow morning with flash…
Read MoreQuick Updates including our first possible HURRICANE of 2012
Quick updates for YOU my beautiful blog reader: Tropical Storm Leslie is the next thriller to watch. It has great potential for growth and with the warm water, it will…
Read MoreSubtropical Storm Sean stopping by
SubTropical Storm Sean is stopping by this week. Flooding and wind gusts! Brett Anderson has a forecast map for Atlantic Canada here: http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/anderson/story/57515/maritime-soaker-from-sean-1.asp
Read MoreTropical Storm Katia
Tropical Storm Katia is churnin’ and burnin’ away in the Atlantic. So far, the models and theories range from it spinning into sea and not hitting land, to hitting the…
Read MoreHurricane Irene wrap-up
Well we weathered Irene without much damage – except to my sleep. We were way out on the east side of this storm, so it almost isn’t far to compare…
Read MoreMeatball canning, Tropical Storm Irene, Better Grade, and Blueberries
Jeff was inspired yesterday while I was working on my GIS course and he decided to can meatballs! Nothing like the threat of a hurricane to encourage you to prepare…
Read MoreGarden update, swimming for Monty, and of course a hurricane update
Every year we get better at gardening. Another few years and we might have an entire salad 😉 Here’s what we planted this year: Green Beans – We moved these…
Read MoreTropical morning
It is already 21°C at 7am and feels really sticky and humid. Two days ago it was 10°C at this time of the day. I’ll be watching the hurricane Irene…
Read MoreJUST REMEMBERED!
Just remembered that we have a new TV this year, and that means…. HURRICANE COVERAGE IN HD 😆 Henry Margusity from AccuWeather just tweeted, “The Computer model shows 10.53 inches…
Read MoreHurricane Irene shifting away from us
Right now Henry Margusity from Accuweather thinks Irene will be a disaster for the eastern seaboard of the U.S. There is no trough in the mid-US to move the hurricane…
Read MoreHurricane Irene
Everyday Hurricane Irene moves a bit east, and gives Nova Scotia a bigger chance of seeing hurricane action. This is a major storm. This morning it strengthened to a hurricane…
Read MoreEast coast USA hurricane next week!?!
I’m reading a new weather expert today and he is sticking his neck out and going against current thought. He is predicting an east coast U.S.A. hurricane next week! Here…
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