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  2. That afternoon deform band: IMG_0518.mov
  3. It was lit. Wish I could relive it. Light snow began around 2pm in association w/ WAA/isentropic upglide, gradually intensified to moderate snow by sundown as the first frontogenic bands rotated in. No wind yet at this point, just completely dead calm and silent. Then at ~ 10pm, frontogenic forcing and moisture advection went nuclear all of a sudden. In the blink of an eye it started puking snow at ~ 2”+/hr, along with frequent thunder/lightning and the first gusts of wind from the E/NE. The entire character of the storm changed in an instant. This went on until ~ 5AM, then we temporarily lulled back to light snow ahead of the ULL/deform pivot. Still a light NE wind at that point. Then just after lunchtime, the deformation band pivoted overhead, and the true blizzard conditions began, with the highest rates and strongest winds of the storm. As winds quickly veered to the N/NW, the temperature dropped from 29°F to 21°F and snowfall rates increased to 3”+/hr. Lots of blowing/drifting snow. No thunder/lightning this time, but the conditions on the ground were more extreme than overnight. Ripped like crazy until 6-7pm, until the deform band pivoted off to the E/NE, at which point we fell back to light snow for the next 3 hours. Finally stopped snowing ~ 10PM. NWS employee that lived a few miles away reported 37” as the grand total. My measurements were all over the place because of drifting, but the average was a bit over 34”. Though this doesn’t account for compaction, so maybe it would’ve been a little higher if I’d followed official measurement procedures. All in all, an amazing storm. My 3rd favorite storm of all time, in fact (behind the 2/10/10 mega-blizzard and 2/6/10 snowmageddon that had occurred just days prior).
  4. Amazing. Couldn't imagine 34" of snow in a day. What a ride that would be. And I'm assuming the snowfall rates weren't a uniform 1.5"/hr or whatever... What did they peak at?
  5. This climate isn’t good for preserving snow cover. The 2016 blizzard dumped 34” of snow in 24hrs, but it was all gone inside 10 days. Imagine, all this snow vanishing in 8-9 days. So sad.
  6. I’ve always thought that too. 3k is a tad low for this climate for consistent freezing temps. There’s places that are lower like whistler but that’s Canada
  7. You hadn’t had 2 weeks of consecutive snow cover in nearly a decade . That’s pretty pathetic. We definitely have better winters here.
  8. This winter was actually solid here. NYC/New England got screwed, but I don’t care about them. Had 2 weeks of unbroken snowcover for the first time since 2015. Had nearly a foot on the ground at one point. And a full week of subfreezing temps kept it from melting during that timeframe. Also had accumulating snow every month this winter. Last time that happened was 2019. So all in all, I’m content.
  9. 31 currently, already down 40 degrees from the high of 71. Should get to maybe 20-24 tonight, good night!
  10. PDX peaked at 77F with a subpar ridge. March record high of 80F seems like low hanging fruit for future March torches.
  11. Sunday might be cold enough. Probably too warm for Snoqualmie, but stevens pass should be good if you're willing to drive a little extra. I'm still baffled that there's a ski resort at less than 3k feet, there's too many days that are too warm at Snoqualmies low elevation. I'm glad that here in oregon they put ski resorts at places that should actually have a ski resort
  12. What are your guys’ thoughts on pass level snow this weekend? Want to ski again cuz I’m not quite mentally prepared for the torching of summer yet
  13. GFS moves towards the ECMWF solution while the CMC and ICON move towards the old GFS solution. Just to make things a bit more interesting.
  14. I really like rain after the first real warm spell of spring... kicks the vegetation into a higher gear. As long as its not 38-degree lumpy rain.
  15. 2012 was horrible here in SE Iowa. I unofficially measured 30 days over 100! And around 70 days over 90! And many days over 105. I saw on a accurate shaded thermometer 111F! We literally had almost no rain June July Aug. A derecho rolled thru about June 20th 2012. Knocking 100s of 100 yr old trees down. It was our only significant rain. It was then I learned how torrid hot Iowa can be, cracked and dusty! Lack of precip now quite common but the heat was historic!
  16. Big jump on the 00z ICON. Kinda looks like the 12z GFS.
  17. Wow. What a blessing. Time to hit up Odell lake for some Kokanee.
  18. 2 to 3" of lake effect since Saturday night. Feels winter like
  19. 60 currently, 71/21 day. First 50 degree spread since October!
  20. I fixed it in the main March Madness 2024 thread. You're now number 40, with the previous 40-47 being bumped down to 41-48
  21. What an amazing stretch it’s been…Saturday was 72, yesterday 68, and today 63!
  22. Apparently it was a glitch with Pivotal Weather that’s why it was showing that much.
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