Tyler Mode

I believe most areas south of the Columbia River saw 3"+ Here in BG, we may have an inch today? And most of that is recent with the most moderate snow of the day falling here.

Ya that was awesome! Very strange here. I got a burst of wind around 5 from the east after being from the SW all day. Some downsloping occured and temp spiked from 26 to 30, and has since settled back to 28. Was very surprising to see the temp spike in mid winter with an east wind. Perhaps some warmer air aloft mixed down.

Finally snowing moderately in BG. Ended with 7.3" yesterday. Just about 1/2" so far today. Temp is 26.3, near my high for the day.

I usually archive the forecasts from KPTV, KGW, KATU and KOIN, but just did KPTV this time. Still, two days ago, none of this was in the forecast. 28 and sunny for Thursday and 30 and sunny for Friday.

I can't remember the last time a High Wind Wach was issued in the gorge. Maybe 2009? High Wind WatchURGENT - WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR843 AM PST TUE FEB 4 2014ORZ015-WAZ045-050045-/O.NEW.KPQR.HW.A.0002.140205T0600Z-140207T0600Z/WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-843 AM PST TUE FEB 4 2014...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAYEVENING FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WINDWATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAYEVENING.* WINDS: 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH.* TIMING: 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 PM THURSDAY.* TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM THURSDAY.* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CORBETT...ROOSTER ROCK STATE PARK...CAPE HORN...AND CROWN POINT STATE PARK.* GENERAL IMPACTS: POWER OUTAGES LIKELY IN AND AROUND CORBETT.

Ya pressure gradient of .5 mb from PDX to TTD. Looks like the cold/dry air is making it to Yakima, The Dalles, Pendleton, so the east wind will be ramping up shortly.

Cooler drier air filtering into Seattle: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=sew&sid=SEA&num=48

Snow mixed in with the rain out here. Temp 37.

I call it radiational cooling. Spokane was near 0 on Saturday morning with clear skies and snow cover. A lot of the upper basin already has snow cover which would only help deliver some even colder air our way

Here is a video looking NW from around the 1,200' level of Angel's Rest. This was just about 100 or so feet above the inversion. This is 20 minutes of video compressed to 1:40. Biddle Butte is the peak slowly being consumed in the back left.

I can't remembr if I shared these vids and pics: http://youtu.be/-Zo6CBG5dTM http://youtu.be/GJe62vrrtFk http://weathercrazy.smugmug.com/Crown-Point-12414 Enjoy

Lol...they are part of the reason the winds were so strong! Very deep cold pool east side (but not deep enough to spill over the Cascades) and a very strong inversion. Just 400' above these winds, the winds were light and temps were in the mid 50s.

Talking with Matt Sloan, he's really into the wind/gradients/anemometers etc, he said there was a reported 148 mph back in the 60s or 70s? Other than that, this is the highest I've heard of being recorded.

This cyclist goes for a little ride, but not on his bike! Crown Point, Oregon. January 20th, 2014 http://youtu.be/RqWamgy9aJI

Great pics! Jealous!

Trying to record in 100+ mph winds is interesting for sure... I hit 104 mph before my gauge broke. Fellow weather geek Matt Sloan hit 115 mph just after 3 this afternoon. It was insane today!