Tanis Leach

Happy for all in thr Puget Sound region who scored today! Relatively fun day in the North Valley, but Friday's was way more fun.

Thats Dedication. June 2009 severe thunderstorm outbreak in shambles.

Which makes each one thats stronger than a one clap wonder a joy.

The beauty of my situation is if the weather is active, my meteorology side is happy. If its pleasant, then my running side is happy. Except heat waves. Unless its an all timer, I don't like them from either side.

Storm Chasing from Friday: This took way too long for me to process.

Final Update and Recap: I might post some storm chasing stuff in the coming days. We'll see if the footage turned out.

A sunset light show from afar near St. Paul. 8 second sample. Sunset Strike.mp4

MD is out Mesoscale Discussion 0377 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0613 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2026 Areas affected...Parts of western OR Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 102313Z - 110115Z Probability of Watch Issuance...5 percent SUMMARY...Strong to locally severe storms are possible through early evening. DISCUSSION...Convection has gradually increased across parts of western OR this afternoon, within a region of ascent to the north of a mid/upper-level shortwave trough moving across parts of northern CA and vicinity. Filtered diurnal heating beneath cold temperatures aloft (around -20C at 500 mb) has allowed MLCAPE to rise to near/above 500 J/kg, sufficient for sporadic strong updrafts. Modest midlevel southerly flow is supporting effective shear of 25-35 kt, marginally supportive of at least transient updraft organization. As storms move northward across the Willamette Valley and adjacent higher terrain areas, small to marginally severe hail and locally gusty winds will be possible through the remainder of the afternoon into the early evening. ..Dean/Thompson.. 04/10/2026 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...MFR...PQR... LAT...LON 42992354 43482374 44222355 44982325 45242287 45102226 45002194 44462196 43782209 43132239 42892271 42822314 42992354 MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...UP TO 60 MPH MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...UP TO 1.25 IN

20z SPC held current chances.

The mirror will continue until morale improves.

MRGL risk issued for the Willamette Valley, but not Portland. Also a rare 70% chance of general thunderstorms for eastern Valley/Cascades from 5-9 pm.

Tonight's Update from me. Generally, a +10% compared to yesterday's thoughts:

18z GRAF. That's a thunderstorm for PDX.

I may be chasing if that verifies.

The Willamette Valley's chances of Thunderstorms are going up: I also talk about how the warmer SST's off California are helping this. Sorry Puget Sound, you're not getting in on the action this time.