PNW December 2022, winter might be coming; but mostly canceled.

[Doinko]

[Meatyorologist]

January 2011

[Deweydog]

Canadian says I’ll head west, eh.

[Doinko]

GFS shows a massive overrunning event

[Rubus Leucodermis]

15 minutes ago, Dave said:

The best blast of my lifetime. Several days of single digit lows and a max of about 15". I did have a little elevation at the time though. 

I was living in the Yakima Valley at that time and my memory is riding my bike on farm roads in literal shirtsleeve weather (wearing only a T-shirt and shorts) one weekend, and walking on a frozen Yakima River the next weekend.

[lowlandsnow]

Just now, Doinko said:

Unfortunately, terrible from Portland south but not bad for WA

 

[SouthHillFrosty]

[kokaneekidz]

24 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

What about February 1989?

That was awesome too. But more drastic in terms of Cold. Puget sound was steaming in front of Elliott Point due to the 50 degree difference in air vs water temp. Never seen that again since. Mukilteo got about 9 inches that time but it was drier variety than usual 

[Slushy Inch]

Should I be complaining still?

[Doinko]

Just now, SouthHillFrosty said:

Snow gets much heavier after that

[SouthHillFrosty]

Just now, 12345WeatherNerd said:

Should I be complaining still?

YES. Definitely want it to trend colder so we can make this a regional event 

[Slushy Inch]

This is extreme model turbulence!

[BLI snowman]

3 minutes ago, Doinko said:

January 1980....

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 7

[Gummy]

1 minute ago, 12345WeatherNerd said:

Should I be complaining still?

Yea, it is a GFS snow map . . .

[snow_wizard]

Fascinating run.  So much potential with this thing.  There seems to be a decent chance for a second round according to a lot of different model runs.

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 8

[Slushy Inch]

1 minute ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

YES. Definitely want it to trend colder so we can make this a regional event 

Yes, but... foot of snow.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looks like the ICON was the highlight of our night. 

[Timmy]

[kokaneekidz]

27 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I was six years old and remember 1990 pretty well. Made an impression. 

There was a crazy thunder snow CZ during that one in this area. Also the only time I can recall school being shut down during midday. The meteorologist said it wouldn't snow til nightfall but the snow switched over around 9am instead and by noon we were under 6+ inches of heavy stuff. 

[Meatyorologist]

Just now, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Looks like the ICON was the highlight of our night. 

Let's wait until the Euro...

[Winterdog]

3 minutes ago, Doinko said:

GFS shows a massive overrunning event

Yeah and it's not overrunning very cold air either.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Wow what a snow storm!

[Joshua Lake Oswego]

2 minutes ago, 12345WeatherNerd said:

Should I be complaining still?

No, but I should be…

 

 

 

 

[Slushy Inch]

Just now, Gradient Keeper said:

Day 8

Some Euro ensembles were in the pink for Seattle, maybe this is what they were seeing?

[Phishy Wx]

33 minutes ago, Gradient Keeper said:

Day 3 (4-run trend)

Goldfish bloc!

[BLI snowman]

GEM tries to make a move there but kinda craps out.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Well as TWL would say. Looks good for y’all up north!

[SouthHillFrosty]

[Doinko]

Just now, Winterdog said:

Yeah and it's not overrunning very cold air either.

There's some very cold air to the north while this is happening

[Slushy Inch]

1 minute ago, Meatyorologist said:

Let's wait until the Euro...

Like 17 inches in Seattle isn't a highlight.

[Gradient Keeper]

Enough cold air dumps into the Columbia Basin/Gorge and east wind does the job for PDX Metro.

[Deweydog]

GFS….. ROCK SOLID

[Slushy Inch]

I'd like to see a cross between ICON and GFS in the EURO! Lots of cold and snow.

[lowlandsnow]

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

The overrunning  potential is off the charts with the constant high pressure available to tap into the arctic air. This is how western Washington has always had its biggest snow events. 

[snow_wizard]

In this case those snow maps would verify due to cold enough air being in place.  Highly unlikely it will play out exactly like this though.

[Gradient Keeper]

Polar lobe digging south-southeast Day 8.5+

[snow_wizard]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Looks like the ICON was the highlight of our night. 

I think a blend of the ICON, GFS, and ECMWF would be awesome for all of us.  This thing has amazing potential.