PNW December 2022 - Part II

[Dave]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

As it should be. It would be a shame to disgrace December 1990 with this event. Always tomorrow though… 

What were your favorite activities in Dec 1990? 

[Deweydog]

Seems like the 18z moved timing up a smidge.

[Hawksfan2008]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

I went down to North Bend and the wind down there is pretty crazy... compared to the relatively calm conditions up here.   Lots of blowing snow and the roads are a shiny sheet of compacted snow that has turned to ice from the wind and traffic.   There are places where you can't go more than 5 mph on a road that is completely flat or you will start sliding.   

It’s been pretty wild. My yard is completely littered with branches. Shocked we haven’t lost power. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

28F with some moderate freezing rain.

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, Hawksfan2008 said:

It’s been pretty wild. My yard is completely littered with branches. Shocked we haven’t lost power. 

North Bend can handle the east wind without many problems.    Ice is an entirely different story though.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

3 minutes ago, Dave said:

What were your favorite activities in Dec 1990? 

Ice skating on frozen ponds.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Starting to sprinkle now in south Salem. Might be time to head home…

[High Desert Mat?]

1 hour ago, RentonHillTC said:

Yuck

[KingstonWX]

The precip over North Seattle that looked like it was just virga seems to have darkened into green a bit. Anyone seeing anything there, or is it phantom snow?

[Hawksfan2008]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

North Bend can handle the east wind without many problems.    Ice is an entirely different story though.

Yeah the NAM/RGEM are making me nervous out here. Hope the 18z EURO shows more snow/sleet. 

[Ice_is_Everywhere]

Just now, KingstonWX said:

The precip over North Seattle that looked like it was just virga seems to have darkened into green a bit. Anyone seeing anything there, or is it phantom snow?

I don't see anything outside and RadarScope isn't picking it up, so it's probably virga.

[Ice_is_Everywhere]

Just now, Ice_is_Everywhere said:

I don't see anything outside and RadarScope isn't picking it up, so it's probably virga.

Though I see now you mentioned north Seattle specifically. Nothing where I am at least.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

11 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Believe they were 30 at midnight. Less than 10 hours away from breaking the streak. 

Tiger will say the wet bulb effect doesn’t count and continue complaining about the lack of subfreezing maxima.

[Dave]

Good chance Tiger will get that record broken, but in an very uneventful way. Blech

[MossMan]

It’s coming. 

[JW8]

4 minutes ago, KingstonWX said:

The precip over North Seattle that looked like it was just virga seems to have darkened into green a bit. Anyone seeing anything there, or is it phantom snow?

I went under a green blob (according to UW radar), but nothing falling.

[KingstonWX]

2 minutes ago, Ice_is_Everywhere said:

I don't see anything outside and RadarScope isn't picking it up, so it's probably virga.

Switch to CASAG on RadarScope. That picks up super light stuff in the central sound way better for some reason, and must be what NWS integrates into their combo radar map. 

[joelgombiner]

5 minutes ago, KingstonWX said:

The precip over North Seattle that looked like it was just virga seems to have darkened into green a bit. Anyone seeing anything there, or is it phantom snow?

Nothing reaching the ground, but the clouds look thicker. 

[WeatheringLoyalHeights]

4 minutes ago, KingstonWX said:

The precip over North Seattle that looked like it was just virga seems to have darkened into green a bit. Anyone seeing anything there, or is it phantom snow?

Darker green patches are right over me on that return but I don't have any visible precip.  Definitely darkening clouds though.

[Requiem]

11 minutes ago, Hawksfan2008 said:

It’s been pretty wild. My yard is completely littered with branches. Shocked we haven’t lost power. 

Wind has been rocking and rolling here as well. Quite the gradient 

[yellowstone]

5 minutes ago, KingstonWX said:

The precip over North Seattle that looked like it was just virga seems to have darkened into green a bit. Anyone seeing anything there, or is it phantom snow?

Nothing yet. 

[Front Ranger]

14 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Believe they were 30 at midnight. Less than 10 hours away from breaking the streak. 

EUG is a very good station, just a notch below OLM. I have faith.

[Sandy rocks]

It's so hard to know what the moisture will be. Every situation is different. Part of the reason that we had so much snow in 2008 was because the storm was supposed to turn to freezing rain but it flipped back to snow. I have been praying it won't be freezing rain. It would make things so much better.

[Front Ranger]

10 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

North Bend can handle the east wind without many problems.    Ice is an entirely different story though.

Didn't you say most of the powerlines have been moved underground, at least in your area?

[plainguy]

Light freezing rain/sleet mix. 30F, 15F dewpopint.

[TacomaWx]

Will be putting a tarp over my car tonight to prevent the ice accumulation. Might not be a bad idea y’all. 

[TacomaWx]

25 in Tacoma. Probably pretty close to maxing out. What a beast of an airmass too bad it’s ending and in a terrible way soon. 

[joelgombiner]

Just now, TacomaWx said:

Will be putting a tarp over my car tonight to prevent the ice accumulation. Might not be a bad idea y’all. 

Can ice accumulation damage a car? Or are you just worried about it being frozen shut? 

[TacomaWx]

Just now, joelgombiner said:

Can ice accumulation damage a car? Or are you just worried about it being frozen shut? 

I’m just worried about it being frozen shut. I think it would take an extreme amount to really damage a car. 

[JW8]

I'm sad knowing our cold and snow chances are going to be gone soon; looks like it may be a while before our next real chance . 

[SnowySeeker50]

temperature went up to 25 earlier, currently 23.

[Front Ranger]

6 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Tiger will say the wet bulb effect doesn’t count and continue complaining about the lack of subfreezing maxima.

He still hasn't experienced a true Arctic front, so at least he has that in his back pocket.

[TacomaWx]

Just now, JW8 said:

I'm sad knowing our cold and snow chances are going to be gone soon; looks like it may be a while before our next real chance :(. 

We’re gonna get another round of cold and snow before winters over. I’m 100% confident on that. 

[Phishy Wx]

stuck at 5, assuming this will be the high,  WC still in the negative teens.  need to go bust that plow berm but too cold to deal with now

[Cascadia_Wx]

4 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

EUG is a very good station, just a notch below OLM. I have faith.

Doesn’t count for him unless it happens at his little woebegone weather station.

[Dave]

All right, this is crap. Give us a warm nose, tongue, cokk, whatever. The streak needs to be broken with snow. 

[GHweatherChris]

Temp got up to 28 a bit ago, back down to 26, windchill 10-14 degrees.

[Christensen87]

That windstorm shows up nicely on the 18z GFS next Tuesday/Wednesday. 

[Perturbed Member]

Freezing rain on highway 6 in the coast range?

 

Not sure what's going on here

[Cascadia_Wx]

2 minutes ago, Dave said:

All right, this is crap. Give us a warm nose, tongue, cokk, whatever. The streak needs to be broken with snow. 

I’m with you. I truly hate all weather besides snow and tree killing heat waves