September 2019 Weather Discussion for the PNW

[Blizzard777]

So depressing over there...

I hate having reliable sun and warmth so close. I wish it was all dark rain forest for hundreds of miles in every direction so there was no options. Topographical variety sucks!

Much brighter!

[TacomaWaWx]

Heavy rain inbound, south Puget Sound about to get slammed. Rain totals in the SW interior look decent.

[ShawniganLake]

Ended up getting 1.8 inches of rain in just 45 minutes.

Wow. That pretty extreme for our region. Very impressive

[TT-SEA]

Much brighter!

 

 

Not true.   Every single day and night has the exact same luminosity according to Chris.    There are no brighter or darker days.

 

There are 2 options for light:

 

1) Day

 

2) Night

[TT-SEA]

Heavy rain inbound, south Puget Sound about to get slammed. Rain totals in the SW interior look decent.

 

Interesting how everything is staying west today.

 

Normally in this type of onshore flow showery situation... what is over Tacoma is over my area about 30 minutes later.   Totally dry here and nothing inbound.

[Requiem]

Looks like PDX is mostly getting missed. Hopefully that changes in the coming hours.

[TacomaWaWx]

Interesting how everything is staying west today.

 

Normally in this type of onshore flow showery situation... what is over Tacoma is over my area about 30 minutes later. Totally dry here and nothing inbound.

I think the flow is more NNE than NE and that has slowed the progression of rain moving inland I think. Showers also not moving very fast.

[GHweatherChris]

Wow. That pretty extreme for our region. Very impressive

Ya, first time i have ever seen standing water in our yard at this house, it was an inch deep and we had major standing water on our highway where its not normal.

[Blizzard777]

Blinding rain Tacoma ...I-5 down to 10 mph not due to traffic but unable to see nothing!

I-5 corridor dweller is in his nest ones again

[Blizzard777]

Not true.   Every single day and night has the exact same luminosity according to Chris.    There are no brighter or darker days.

 

There are 2 options for light:

 

1) Day

 

2) Night

That’s why I want a lux map!

[TT-SEA]

Blinding rain Tacoma ...I-5 down to 10 mph not due to traffic but unable to see nothing!

I-5 corridor dweller is in his nest ones again

 

 

Meanwhile... out here in rain land its partly sunny and calm and very pleasant. 

 

[seattleweatherguy]

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...The showery air mass might

generate a thunderstorm or two into the evening hours--although as

of 3pm there haven't been any lightning strikes in Western WA. There

was a strike up on Vancouver Island and a handful east of the

Cascades. The highest echo tops are just shy of 20kft which is

certainly underwhelming so don't expect much. There is some moisture

in the air mass however--showers could be on the heavy side this

evening. The showers will become more scattered and taper off

Tuesday and Tuesday night--favoring the PSCZ area and the Cascades.

For the middle of the week high pressure will build into the area

before a front arrives around Thursday night.

[Blizzard777]

Meanwhile... out here in rain land its partly sunny and calm and very pleasant. 

 

It will be assimilated soon

[TT-SEA]

It will be assimilated soon

Possibly.

[Blizzard777]

Lol, I don’t know how but that first band of rain magically did a Victoria on me....nothing!

[Omegaraptor]

 

Come on, just 5 miles north! I'm hearing thunder!

[Skagit Weather]

Just had a very impressive shower pass through. Was just a blip on the radar, but had instantaneous rates of 4"/hr for a moment. Ended up with 0.2" in about 6 minutes of rain.

[umadbro]

Hearing some thunder in Ridgefield.

[BLI snowman]

2nd thunderstorm day of the month here.

[Omegaraptor]

What do you know, I'm getting donut holed by 3 miles.

[Deweydog]

No airport! No peace!

[Requiem]

Pretty intense cells over the metro right now.

[BLI snowman]

Over a half inch here with this shower in the past 40 minutes. Up to 0.85"+ for the 2nd day in a row.

[GHweatherChris]

Up to 2.3 inches of rain today.

[BLI snowman]

No airport! No peace!

 

They've whiffed pretty badly at PDX thus far.

[Deweydog]

They've whiffed pretty badly at PDX thus far.

Reminds me of the age old question “if a tree falls down in the forest...”

[GHweatherChris]

Reminds me of the age old question “if a tree falls down in the forest...”

A bear shitts in the woods.

[TacomaWaWx]

Looks like some more rain may make its way up here soon. Sitting at 0.24” today.

[El_Nina]

NWS has confirmed a tornado did touch down in west Multnomah County yesterday.

https://www.kptv.com/news/nws-confirms-tornado-briefly-touched-down-damaged-pumpkin-farm-on/article_82fe051a-d2f6-11e9-a561-5b7d28b070a9.html

[Perturbed Member]

Some small but very intense cell came through Hillsboro just a bit ago. Turned the roads into streams for a bit, absolute downpour.

 

Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
519 PM PDT Mon Sep 9 2019

ORZ006-007-100115-
Greater Portland Metro Area-Central Willamette Valley-
519 PM PDT Mon Sep 9 2019

.NOW...

At 511 PM PDT, National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
line of showers and thunderstorms extending from Tualatin to near
Dallas Oregon, moving east at 15 mph.

Along the I-5 corridor between Salem and the southern outskirts of
the Portland metro area, heavy rain is possible with the strongest
storms through 615 PM along with dangerous lightning. Heavy Rain may
cause water to pond and accumulate on roadways and in low spots, and
cause slippery conditions for drivers and pedestrians.

[Deweydog]

A bear shitts in the woods.

Yes, butt does a bear in the PDX rain gauge?

[Blizzard777]

Looks like some more rain may make its way up here soon. Sitting at 0.24” today.

Ours kind of took a nose dive after that big downpour in Tacoma! Looks like everything dissipating.

.20 here for the day

[GHweatherChris]

Yes, butt does a bear s**t in the PDX rain gauge?

Obviously

[Omegaraptor]

Nature just will not allow a single storm to hit my backyard today. Hearing thunder but no rain at all. Really frustrating.

[Requiem]

Nature just will not allow a single storm to hit my backyard today. Hearing thunder but no rain at all. Really frustrating.

Seems that nature hasn’t been terribly kind to you and your backyard this year in terms of interesting weather. Sorry

[TacomaWaWx]

Ours kind of took a nose dive after that big downpour in Tacoma! Looks like everything dissipating.

.20 here for the day

yeah today just wasn’t our day. Think we might get some more rain over the next couple days though.

[Phil]

So depressing over there...

 

 

I hate having reliable sun and warmth so close. I wish it was all dark rain forest for hundreds of miles in every direction so there was no options. Topographical variety sucks!

Why not relocate to said “reliable sun” (whatever that means) instead of vacationing there 75 times per year?

[High Desert Mat?]

Some small but very intense cell came through Hillsboro just a bit ago. Turned the roads into streams for a bit, absolute downpour.

 

Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Portland OR

519 PM PDT Mon Sep 9 2019

 

ORZ006-007-100115-

Greater Portland Metro Area-Central Willamette Valley-

519 PM PDT Mon Sep 9 2019

 

.NOW...

 

At 511 PM PDT, National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a

line of showers and thunderstorms extending from Tualatin to near

Dallas Oregon, moving east at 15 mph.

 

Along the I-5 corridor between Salem and the southern outskirts of

the Portland metro area, heavy rain is possible with the strongest

storms through 615 PM along with dangerous lightning. Heavy Rain may

cause water to pond and accumulate on roadways and in low spots, and

cause slippery conditions for drivers and pedestrians.

Can someone please tell me when lightning isn’t dangerous? Just wanna know so I can go play out in the storm when it’s cuddly.

[Phil]

Meanwhile... out here in rain land its partly sunny and calm and very pleasant.

 

CLOUDS! EVERYONE RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

[Phil]

Can someone please tell me when lightning isn’t dangerous? Just wanna know so I can go play out in the storm when it’s cuddly.

They’re warning people about slippery sidewalks and roadway puddles too? Lol, I thought it rained there 24/7 based on Tim’s rhetoric.

 

Easily the weirdest short term forecast I’ve ever read.