PNW December 2022 - Part II

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Salem has dropped to 24 now. Dew point still 12, so could drop some more. Pdx could still hit 19. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Aberdeen started as mixed precipitation.  

NOT GOOD 

[HuskyMaestro]

Got the camera ready for this event.

Still praying for snow to overperform tho! 

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I used to listen to the weather radio at work growing up. Me and my brother were laughing about it. I had a small radio I would keep in my pocket and I left it on all day.  During a snow event I would pace back and forth waiting for that 2:40 update. The marine forecast would come out first and that was always the first clue of the new forecast.  I miss those days, the doppler radar removed a bunch of exciting times in a way.

I always listened to my weather radio... and remember knowing when all the local newscasts were on because it was the only time I could see the radar.  

[MossMan]

23/9 on the day. Currently 20.9 degrees. DP 17. 

[TacomaWx]

1 minute ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Aberdeen started as mixed precipitation.  

NOT GOOD 

I’m not expecting any accumulating snowfall here…maybe sleet for a little while before the destruction begins. 

[Gummy]

11 minutes ago, Jean Ralphios Ghost said:

I really miss Walter Kelly.  I always felt like you could tell how much he loved and geeked out over weather here.  

He was a bit too goofy for me, the Jimmy Fallon of local weather forecasting. His excitement did seem genuine though.

[Timmy]

Ice pellets here, lame

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

4 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

I’m not expecting any accumulating snowfall here…maybe sleet for a little while before the destruction begins. 

The cold pool will be much deeper in the Puget Sound.  I'd be amazed if you didn't get some snow.

[TacomaWx]

Just now, Gummy said:

He was a bit too goofy for me, the Jimmy Fallon of local weather forecasting. He excitement did seem genuine though.

Walters a super nice guy I met him when I was like 12 years old. My moms friend apparently knew Walter Kelly and surprised me and my brother by getting to meet him at the Q13 station when almost nobody was there. We were so shocked! 

[KingstonWX]

10 minutes ago, Jean Ralphios Ghost said:

I really miss Walter Kelly.  I always felt like you could tell how much he loved and geeked out over weather here.  

He was super cool early on but over time, he seemed like he got told to stop with the excitement and chill out a bit. Or maybe he just mellowed out. I think he's in Arizona now. 

[Ice_is_Everywhere]

Webcam in Chehalis, if anyone wants to keep an eye on conditions down there.

 

[Snowdome]

Some moderate sleet now in Oregon City. 

[Omegaraptor]

21°F sleet

[Everleigh]

25*f. DP 11.5*f. No precip of any kind falling in Yelm yet. 

[Perturbed Member]

Moderate sleet now, can confirm there is no snow mixed in at all. 100% sleet. The ground is starting to turn white. 

I hope we can hold off on the ZR transition as long as possible. 

[HuskyMaestro]

3 minutes ago, KingstonWX said:

He was super cool early on but over time, he seemed like he got told to stop with the excitement and chill out a bit. Or maybe he just mellowed out. I think he's in Arizona now. 

He was one of my favorites too, I could tell he toned down his excitement for our winter events though. Being a met for Arizona weather sounds real boring unless you live in Flagstaff.

[Requiem]

1 minute ago, Perturbed Member said:

Moderate sleet now, can confirm there is no snow mixed in at all. 100% sleet. The ground is starting to turn white. 

I hope we can hold off on the ZR transition as long as possible. 

These winds with any ZR are gonna cause a real mess 

[OysterPrintout]

initial light precip hitting here is zr

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Salem area still quite chilly. 

[RentonHill]

5 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Walters a super nice guy I met him when I was like 12 years old. My moms friend apparently knew Walter Kelly and surprised me and my brother by getting to meet him at the Q13 station when almost nobody was there. We were so shocked! 

Ran into him in a bar in magnolia many years back when Oregon was playing ASU. Gave him some crap for being a ducks fan then talked with him for a while and grabbed a pic. Must have been on one of the phones I tossed or lost before the cloud because I can’t find it. Bummer.

[KingstonWX]

1 minute ago, HuskyMaestro said:

He was one of my favorites too, I could tell he toned down his excitement for our winter events though. Being a met for Arizona weather sounds real boring unless you live in Flagstaff.

I just looked him up and realized he was at Q13 for 23 years. That makes me feel old. 

[Blizzard777]

31 minutes ago, FroYoBro said:

Light sleet has started up here. 20 degrees.

Thanks FroYo

Just told my daughter to move her car from out under a tree…..dad duties never end.  Told here yesterday but grown up kids don’t listen still  

How are the winds out there? 

[SunAndSnow]

Longtime lurker finally joining in. Sleet starting. Just moved to Milwaukie about 4 miles south of Portland a block off the Willamette. 

[TacomaWx]

8 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

The cold pool will be much deeper in the Puget Sound.  I'd be amazed if you didn't get some snow.

I hope so…850mb temps are warming up pretty fast though looks like it’s up to -3

[RentonHill]

@Everleigh anything coming down there?

[Terreboner]

In summary of the professional meterologists in the area.  Cold bias, warm bias, neutral whatever.  We can all agree on one thing!!!

When they try to explain how badly they missed a forecast, they can sound a whole hell of a lot like Vanilla Ice when he tried to explain that "Ice Ice Baby" wasn't a rip-off of David Bowie's "Under Pressure".

[Gummy]

I wonder what type of precip Forks is getting currently

[Front Ranger]

31 minutes ago, MossMan said:

I tried watching the news the last few days (mostly for the cars slipping on ice) and it’s nearly unwatchable these days. The reporters remind me of SNL characters and the “meteorologists” do not have that same vibe like the ones I grew up with. Unwatchable. 

Yeah, to be honest I haven't watched the evening news in probably a decade and a half. But growing up, that was the go to source for weather info. Until cable internet arrived...

[awright-31]

14 minutes ago, Ice_is_Everywhere said:

Going by the radar, it looks like precipitation has reached Olympia. Any reports from down there?

Airport still says nothing and dew point is still at 9. Lots of saturation to be done yet.

[Blizzard777]

3 minutes ago, SunAndSnow said:

Longtime lurker finally joining in. Sleet starting. Just moved to Milwaukie about 4 miles south of Portland a block off the Willamette. 

Welcome SunAndSnow!

[The Winter Warlock]

Nothing yet south of Covington. Just wind and creaky, frozen solid trees.

[SunAndSnow]

1 minute ago, Blizzard777 said:

Welcome SunAndSnow!

Thank you! First storm not being in SE Portland. A lot less windy here!

[Blizzard777]

4 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

I hope so…850mb temps are warming up pretty fast though looks like it’s up to -3

I really want this storm but I really want the Christmas feast and my travels to be Az uninhibited!  Conflicting emotions!!!!  Oh, theirs a bunny 

[The Blob]

Sleet here in SE PDX

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Just now, SunAndSnow said:

Thank you! First storm not being in SE Portland. A lot less windy here!

More Oregon posters, very nice!

[Cold Snap]

It’s coming!!!

[Blizzard777]

1 minute ago, SunAndSnow said:

Thank you! First storm not being in SE Portland. A lot less windy here!

That’s where I grew up..SE 62nd near Duke 

Some good times there with winters 

[antipex]

One of my favorites back in the day was Jim Little. Met him one time at PDX airport and he was super nice.

-3.7 here. Looks like 0/-22 for today.

[Lynnwoodweather]

29 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

He was my favorite.  Also Harry wapler 

Anyone remember Larry Rice on Kiro back in the 90s? Dude would do a “Long Ranger” for the 5 day or 7 day forecast and he definitely had a snow bias. Like the opposite of Rich Marriot