April 2022 (April 2008/2011 redux)

[Deweydog]

Moderate chunks!

[Perturbed Member]

1 minute ago, Deweydog said:

Moderate chunks!

What is the temp up there?

[Deweydog]

Just now, nwsnow said:

What is the temp up there?

35.4

Stalled out for the last hour or so.

[Cloud]

My weather app says it’s snowing heavily at PDX. But how is it actually looking down there? This is kinda nuts for this time of year, considering we were just in the mid-70s few days ago. 

[ShawniganLake]

34.7F and snowing here.  

[Deweydog]

2 minutes ago, Cloud said:

My weather app says it’s snowing heavily at PDX. But how is it actually looking down there? This is kinda nuts for this time of year, considering we were just in the mid-70s few days ago. 

Wet snow near some of the favored upslope spots. The metro area is snow free thus far.

[thickhog]

4 minutes ago, Cloud said:

My weather app says it’s snowing heavily at PDX. But how is it actually looking down there? This is kinda nuts for this time of year, considering we were just in the mid-70s few days ago. 

Still rain for me in sw pdx metro @ 500 ft

[Perturbed Member]

HIO is now reporting 33F. I'm down to 32.1F. Some big puddles that are resisting the snow still but otherwise everything else is getting covered. Radar looking great. 

Hopefully the rest of the metro can cool off in the next 1-2 hours and get some accumulation overnight.

[The Blob]

13 minutes ago, Cloud said:

My weather app says it’s snowing heavily at PDX. But how is it actually looking down there? This is kinda nuts for this time of year, considering we were just in the mid-70s few days ago. 

Rain for me here in SE.

[Requiem]

I know we're basically nowcasting but anyone got the EURO totals for tonight into tomorrow?

[Phil]

4 minutes ago, Requiem said:

I know we're basically nowcasting but anyone got the EURO totals for tonight into tomorrow?

Through 00z/tomorrow evening.

[FroYoBro]

Temperature has also stalled out here at 36 degrees. A few chunks in the rain at times, but still mostly rain. 

[Phil]

Through next Saturday morning.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Stalled out around 34 here too. Just some mixed precip, steady, but fairly light. Low is coming in just a little to far north for us. That shortwave rolling through Tuesday AM could be decent. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Interesting temp profile. Definitely seeing the "Forest Grove Effect" in full swing. 39 at PDX, 32 at HIO. 

[Deweydog]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Interesting temp profile. Definitely seeing the "Forest Grove Effect" in full swing. 39 at PDX, 32 at HIO. 

Easterly flow is holding things up at the moment. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Hrrr showing a pretty nice wrap around band during the morning. 

[umadbro]

32 and moderate to heavy snow. Everything turning white.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Yeah, checking out the mesoscale models... Looks like the heart of the metro will switch over between 4-6am. Looks like the low will literally pass over us. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

RGEM pushes a nice batch of precip through NW Oregon early Wednesday morning, could be interesting. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Up to an even 1" of precip on the day just before midnight. Temp has bumped up to 35.1 as the low approaches, should pass overhead in the next 3 hours. 

[Perturbed Member]

 

Some stronger echoes swinging NE into the metro now. 

[SouthHillFrosty]

Definitely rooting for Portland to score!!!!

[BLI snowman]

3 hours ago, nwsnow said:

00z GFS, that precip rate....

Thing is if the area even sees 1/4 of that, the trees are in big trouble.

[BLI snowman]

1 hour ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Pretty insane we had a high temp of 24 here in December…coldest day in 30 years and then hit 106 the hottest day ever 6 months earlier all in the same year. Lytton BC hit 120 and a high temp of -5 (I think) in the same year nuts stuff! 

Really has been a very dynamic stretch in the region since February 2021. And really even back to February 2019, even though 2019-20 was a fairly dumpy winter. Quite the ride.

[BLI snowman]

Snow has reached most of Clark County now it appears. Should only be a matter of time for PDX folks.

This is really an amazing event. I can say that there's no real precedent back to the mid 19th century for such an organized snowstorm like this at this juncture of the season. Definitely has one of those surreal vibes to it like last summer, albeit obviously not on the same scale.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Really has been a very dynamic stretch in the region since February 2021. And really even back to February 2019, even though 2019-20 was a fairly dumpy winter. Quite the ride.

Fall of 2019 though... Also February and March 2020 had some decent troughs.

[Perturbed Member]

I have about an inch on non-road surfaces. Coming down hard out there but temp has actually managed to go up to 33F. I see HIO shot up to 34F too. Roads are just a slushy mess here. Very wet and heavy snow. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Snow has reached most of Clark County now it appears. Should only be a matter of time for PDX folks.

This is really an amazing event. I can say that there's no real precedent back to the mid 19th century for such an organized snowstorm like this at this juncture of the season. Definitely has one of those surreal vibes to it like last summer, albeit obviously not on the same scale.

This is really an amazing event. Also the fact we we had the strong system a week ago, the brief heat spike Thursday and now this. Really dynamic stuff.

[umadbro]

I hadn’t been paying attention to the models for a couple months but Andy kept teasing me with some maps here and there and only yesterday did I start to take it seriously and go over the models myself 

[Deweydog]

5 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Snow has reached most of Clark County now it appears. Should only be a matter of time for PDX folks.

This is really an amazing event. I can say that there's no real precedent back to the mid 19th century for such an organized snowstorm like this at this juncture of the season. Definitely has one of those surreal vibes to it like last summer, albeit obviously not on the same scale.

Not so much…

[BLI snowman]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Fall of 2019 though... Also February and March 2020 had some decent troughs.

Right, and a pretty good Fraser River snow/cold event north of Seattle plus a fairly historic rainfall for the Puget Sound in mid December 2019. So not a total write-off for the region the way many of our crappy winters are.

The Labor Day wind and firestorms in 2020 also felt truly surreal, unprecedented, and massive. Along with June 2021. I think we'll be able to add this storm to the list as well for the areas now getting hit. That's 3 really historic events for NW OR and SW WA in a 19 month stretch, with plenty of other big events in the region around that.

[BLI snowman]

3 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Not so much…

Sorry, west of I-5. Still working its way east where the gradients haven't flattened just yet.

[Requiem]

I feel as though that 8+ inch bullseye somewhere in the Coast Range is bound to cause some pretty serious tree damage with all the trees leafed out and whatnot... really anywhere in the region that gets more than a couple inches this late in the season.

[Dave]

Will someone please fill me in on what the fcuk happened around here? What is up with ifred and also why are there so many admins and staff now? I'd like to see the damage for myself, so a link in the right direction would be appreciated.

[BLI snowman]

8 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

This is really an amazing event. Also the fact we we had the strong system a week ago, the brief heat spike Thursday and now this. Really dynamic stuff.

I think PDX has a chance of setting a monthly record low max, as well. 42 is the number to beat. What's crazy is they'll probably have 2 or 3 cracks at it.

[Deweydog]

1 minute ago, BLI snowman said:

Sorry, west of I-5. Still working its way east where the gradients haven't flattened just yet.

Yeah, it’s been a very static, definitive line thus far. Gonna be a while before mid level winds lay down.

[Perturbed Member]

I'm up to 33.3F and the road slush is quickly melting. HIO just hit 34F and switched back to rain. hmmm.

Looks like the center of the low is gonna pass just south of SLE.

[Requiem]

1 minute ago, nwsnow said:

I'm up to 33.3F and the road slush is quickly melting. HIO just hit 34F and switched back to rain. hmmm.

Looks like the center of the low is gonna pass just south of SLE.

I feel like the real heavy stuff as the low passes directly to the south will be a bit more uniform as far as accumulations go for most of the metro. 

[Deweydog]

6 minutes ago, Dave said:

Will someone please fill me in on what the fcuk happened around here? What is up with ifred and also why are there so many admins and staff now? I'd like to see the damage for myself, so a link in the right direction would be appreciated.

Fred had a meltdown a few weeks back after he made what boiled down to one comment in the politics sandbox. A long time member threatened to walk over it which I assume was the trigger to step away.