February 2017 Observations and Model Discussion for the Pacific Northwest

[Perturbed Member]

WRF really wants to bust for the Portland area.

 

The soundings I was looking at this morning from the WRF were total nonsense. Not really trusting it with this anymore. 

[Front Ranger]

Different here for sure.  

 

What did you end up with then?

 

I know this event is definitely looking more widespread.

[bainbridgekid]

What did you end up with then?

 

I know this event is definitely looking more widespread.

If you're talking about 12/1/05, I think he got like 20 inches or something ridiculous.

 

Ended up with 5" on Bainbridge.

[TT-SEA]

What did you end up with then?

 

I know this event is definitely looking more widespread.

 

17 inches.

[VancouverIslandSouth]

You still missing out? Picked up 4" here this afternoon.

 

Yep, it was no trouble getting below freezing once the NE winds hit, but this location seems to destroy moisture. Enough snow fell to cover non-paved surfaces with a thin layer and that was the extent of it; the humidity is still at 91% and I can see very light snow falling but getting anything substantial still seems to be beyond us.

[TT-SEA]

Snowfall per the WRF from between just 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow...

 

[Guest Dome Buster]

If you live in South Hill/Puyallup, you have most likely been accused of lying through your tooth.

[luvssnow_spokane]

You must be on cloud 9!

I can even put into words how wonderful this is. It has been so long. My heart is breaking for snowwiz though.

[luvssnow_spokane]

If you live in South Hill/Puyallup, you have most likely been accused of lying through your tooth.

[TT-SEA]

I can even put into words how wonderful this is. It has been so long. My heart is breaking for snowwiz though.

 

Its almost to him now.    

[snow_wizard]

I can even put into words how wonderful this is. It has been so long. My heart is breaking for snowwiz though.

 

 

Thanks for that.  It's almost straight snow now.  It's coming down so hard it has managed to turn the ground a little bit white.  The temp just refuses to drop good here.  At least it's below 34 now.

[TT-SEA]

And its snowing in Covington now.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Yeah the WRF is going to bust badly for PDX

[The Swamp]

If you live in South Hill/Puyallup, you have most likely been accused of lying through your tooth.

I don't live on South Hill and I have a whole mouth full of teeth thank you very much.

[TT-SEA]

Thanks for that.  It's almost straight snow now.  It's coming down so hard it has managed to turn the ground a little bit white.  The temp just refuses to drop good here.  At least it's below 34 now.

 

 

This entire event will be in the 32-33 range for most people.    It will drop below 33 soon there.

[Guest Dome Buster]

Heavy snow just started here.

[Winterdog]

Everywhere else is getting nailed.  Over 5 years of this crap now.

Still nothing but rain here.

[GHweatherChris]

Finally hit an inch here, just not coming down like I hoped.

[seattleweatherguy]

Sticking slowly to pavement

[Poulsbo Snowman]

Finally hit an inch here, just not coming down like I hoped.

Dynamics are better later.  Bit more cooling, more moisture to work with.  We'll be fine.

[Arctic Front]

I see snow on the covington cam!

 

Edit: looking much snowier in just a few minutes time

[GHweatherChris]

Dynamics are better later. Bit more cooling, more moisture to work with. We'll be fine.

Moisture will be through here by then I think.

[Front Ranger]

Heavy snow in downtown Seattle now per a FB friend.

[snow_wizard]

FINALLY!!!  Good God it is so hard to get it to snow here.  Really coming down good and quickly accumulating now.  Winds have shifted to NW on the East Hill of Kent so the colder air is finally going to be able to work its way in.

 

I've been pacing like a caged animal for the last hour waiting for this to happen.

[bainbridgekid]

Snowing and sticking in downtown Seattle now. 

 

[snow_wizard]

Still nothing but rain here.

 

I'm amazed you've had so much trouble getting snow there in recent years.  I remember being envious of big Arlington snowstorms many times in the past.

[snow_wizard]

I see snow on the covington cam!

 

Edit: looking much snowier in just a few minutes time

 

Yeah...it has gone nuts now.  The road is already white.

[Phil]

FINALLY!!! Good God it is so hard to get it to snow here. Really coming down good and quickly accumulating now. Winds have shifted to NW on the East Hill of Kent so the colder air is finally going to be able to work its way in.

 

I've been pacing like a caged animal for the last hour waiting for this to happen.

Get outside and enjoy it, brother. Go for a snow walk.

[MossMan]

Still nothing but rain here.

Wow, sorry. Everything is white here and moderate snow. Took a drive to Warm Beach and Lake Goodwin, snow already starting to cover the roads up there and Warm Beach at sea level already was closing in on 1"!! About a 1/4" here so far at home at 300ft lol!

[Jesse]

FINALLY!!! Good God it is so hard to get it to snow here. Really coming down good and quickly accumulating now. Winds have shifted to NW on the East Hill of Kent so the colder air is finally going to be able to work its way in.

 

I've been pacing like a caged animal for the last hour waiting for this to happen.

Nice!!!

[TT-SEA]

Snowing hard here as well... warm nose must have been pushed east.   You could watch it happening on traffic cams progressing from I-5 to 167 and then Hwy 18.  

[TT-SEA]

We had 1.5 inches when I left an hour ago to go pick up my wife from work. Just got back and we are at 2.5. Definitely coming down extremely hard here. Temp still holding at 32.

 

Lots of schools closing for tomorrow.  

[Timmy]

Looks like all models but the gfs failed at my house. 5" after rain compacted some. Most models were going for 12-20"

[HighlandExperience]

We had 1.5 inches when I left an hour ago to go pick up my wife from work. Just got back and we are at 2.5. Definitely coming down extremely hard here. Temp still holding at 32.

Amazing how fast this snow is accumulating. 10-12 inches in spots not out of the question.

[bainbridgekid]

Having a tough time getting more than light snow here.

 

You can see the Western edge of the deformation band really start to weaken over the last half hour or so. It will be interesting to see if it fills back in or starts to slide off to the East.

 

Have about a half inch on the ground here now.

[Geos]

Snowfall per the WRF from between just 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow...

 

Nice. I'm right in the darkest green area. Just pouring snow here at 31°. An inch down on the pavement more in the grass.

[snow_wizard]

Wow, sorry. Everything is white here and moderate snow. Took a drive to Warm Beach and Lake Goodwin, snow already starting to cover the roads up there and Warm Beach at sea level already was closing in on 1"!! About a 1/4" here so far at home at 300ft lol!

 

The further east you get from Puget Sound the harder it has been to get CAA with this.  I would think Arlington will turn just like it did here when the low gets in the right place.  Cold air has been able to easily seep southward down Puget Sound from Bellingham.  It takes a while to spread east from there.

[jcmcgaffey]

Just wet and bare here still. Will probably be lower than most places in terms of snow totals. Kind of surprised how much everyone else is getting already while nothing here.

[snow_wizard]

Finally looking like winter out there.  Up to about an inch now.

[luvssnow_spokane]

I just took a measurement. I am up to 5.5 inches now.