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January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
I have my eye on it. Hoping a gradual warm-up will "clear the deck" a bit, so to speak, in advance of the main storm. The target of the AR has shifted around the past several days, and I suspect it will continue to do so. In 2021 (the BIG flood), it seemed like it locked on Whatcom County early and never wavered. -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
That was me, and it's a pretty commonly-used phrase in northern Whatcom County. I think Phil mentioned that calling it a "thaw" is a bit odd, given that it's basically the opposite, which is fair. However, locally anyway, ZR events seem to be most likely to occur at the back end of over-running events, meaning their arrival tends to coincide with the transition from snowfall to snowmelt. Not sure if that's the real reason locals call it that.....but it works for me. -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
Whatcom Transit Authority fully shut down bus service during the storm on Wednesday. The last time they did so was in.....1996. Cascadia Daily -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
Hard pass. -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
I call it "Tapwater Without Ice Season" and celebrate its arrival every year. And since we're talking about tapwater, peep the blue signs, cuz every place needs to be known for something.- 6999 replies
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January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
It's been a nice run, but finally getting out of the icebox tonight after give-or-take 180 straight hours below freezing. Will be interesting to see how quickly this disappears.- 6999 replies
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January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
I had the same setup in my previous house that i was renting, and didnt have a generator at the time. I could at least warm up the living room with the power out, so long as i had the pilot light lit (which i generally did from mid-October through March). Here is your answer, btw: -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
I probably have the same one. I have a natural gas furnace, so heating my house doesn't take much juice, which means I can realistically run pretty much anything I want off of it, as well as running a line to my neighbors when an outage persists. -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
Nice! Even though I'm a bit more windsheltered than the rest of Sumas, I still have pretty sizeable drifts around the house, so I'm not going to bother estimating final totals. It's 6.5 inches on the deck railings, so start there, and anything beyond that is a bonus, I suppose. -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
Visibility much improved in the last 3 hours. But the drifts are super soft, and now a semi truck got stuck and is blocking the highway. -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
It's not for everyone; for a lot of reasons that aren't all totally weather-related. My wife is from Southern California and HATES the weather here. But we wouldn't move at least until our youngest is done with school in another decade. And since we bought our house in 2020 and are locked in at 2.7%, it might be a lot longer than that. -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
Chilliwack always seems to do well. Even when Abbotsford is skunked by the outflow. That part of the valley can get some pretty nasty ZR sometimes, though. -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
I have a small forested area to the northeast of my house that protects me a bit from the worst of the outflow winds. So I was not expecting it to be as strong as it is. Basically a near-total whiteout once you get to the more exposed areas of town. Drifts are building up very rapidly.- 6999 replies
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January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
Coming down at a pretty good clip. Ignore the string lights hanging down from the pole. I laid the other poles down when the wind was ripping last week out of fear that one would come crashing through my sliding glass door.- 6999 replies
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January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
My mom helped deliver a baby on the pool table of our volunteer fire station during the December 1996 snowstorm. They were a family passing through town and trying to cross the border, before getting stuck in blizzard conditions. She still has a newspaper clipping of that story floating around somewhere. -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
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January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
I down-voted you, but honestly had the same thought...... -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
Side note, but does anyone else call a freezing rain event a "silver thaw"? Or is that just a local colloquialism? Growing up, that's what I always heard it referred to as. But I don't think I've ever heard that phrase from anyone outside of Whatcom County. -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
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January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
Go big or go home. I don't get particularly upset about missing out on storms, but I turn into Mossman when snow starts looking likely. -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
NWS WSW is calling for 2-5 inches in Whatcom County. I feel (hope) that's probably a bit low, too. Especially away from the water. -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
"But the bent-back occlusion!!!!" -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
I took great enjoyment in seeing Tim's snow maps, and I hope he posts more because I'm a cheapskate without a WB subscription. -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
After some early-weekend waffling, today's runs have pretty consistently hammered my area with snow. Fully prepared to end up disappointed, but if it does happen, really looking forward to snow that doesn't blow away. -
January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot
North_County replied to iFred's topic in West of the Rockies
The over-running after-party. Dare to dream.