PNW December 2022 - Part II

[MossMan]

3 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Tragic: Buffalo woman, 22, dies in blizzard after sending chilling final video to family on way home from work (msn.com)

Apparently the death toll has surpassed the legendary 1977 blizzard...despite how much technology has advanced since then, there's only so much you can do to rescue people when a historic blizzard hits.

Just crazy on so many levels. Sounds like some people died in their cars a mere block from their destination. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

Just crazy on so many levels. Sounds like some people died in their cars a mere block from their destination. 

Their FINAL DESTINATION. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Just now, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Just thinking about the Oregon Ducks playing in the Holiday Bowl down in San Diego tomorrow night. I was a much younger man, and my brother and I drove down, enjoyed the game (A 17-14 loss to Oklahoma), and then drove back. We got stopped at Lake Shasta as I-5 was closed due to a ferocious storm. Just happened to be late December 2005. 

I was also at that game, and I was surprised Oregon kept the game close with the silly QB rotation scheme.

[ShawniganLake]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

Just crazy on so many levels. Sounds like some people died in their cars a mere block from their destination. 

Just totally disoriented when everything looks the same around you.  Just crazy and sad. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

I was also at that game, and I was surprised Oregon kept the game close with the silly QB rotation scheme.

The great part was Brady Leaf having a receiver wide open for a game winning touchdown, but instead of lofting it over the linebacker he threw it on a line right to the Oklahoma defender. Ballgame. 

I also remember mocking people from Oklahoma, and then moving there less than a year later. 

Edited December 27, 2022 by SilverFallsAndrew

[Ice_is_Everywhere]

First breeze just came through here. Nothing notable, except that it's been calm all day.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

The great part was Brady Leaf having a receiver wide open for a game winning touchdown, but instead of lofting it over the linebacker he threw it on a line right to the Oklahoma defender. Ballgame. 

I also remember mocking people from Oklahoma, and then moving there less than a year later. 

Pretty sure Toby Keith got to be on the sidelines with Bob Stoops.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

Pretty sure Toby Keith got to be on the sidelines with Bob Stoops.

Prayerz up for TK, he's battling stomach cancer!

[Cloud]

11 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Just crazy on so many levels. Sounds like some people died in their cars a mere block from their destination. 

Sounds like the family assumed this young lady died from carbon monoxide poisoning after the snow blocked her exhaust. Also at the same time blamed first responders for not being able to get to her... I understand the frustration here and feel sad for everyone but can't see how the responders are to blame here when it's a blizzard. I'd heed the advice and stay the heck indoors. 

[Meatyorologist]

[Tyler Mode]

A few pics from around Battle Ground.  Tree in house photos are from my friend Thad, this is his parent's home in Brush Prairie.

Edited December 27, 2022 by Tyler Mode

[Doinko]

3 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Great to see California getting that much rain.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, Tyler Mode said:

A few pics from around Battle Ground.  Tree in house photos are from my friend Thad...he's not too thrilled I don't think.

Be careful driving around in this mess!

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Just now, Tyler Mode said:

A few pics from around Battle Ground.  Tree in house photos are from my friend Thad...he's not too thrilled I don't think.

Feels like the biggest Pacific storm for Oregon and SW Washington in a while.

[Meatyorologist]

6 minutes ago, Doinko said:

Great to see California getting that much rain.

Blessings.

[Fircrest]

I still don't understand why Seattle NWS did not advise more strongly on the local coastal flooding.  They worded it as "minor flooding." With such low barometric pressure they should have known that the tides would be significantly higher than predicted.

[SouthHillFrosty]

1 minute ago, Fircrest said:

I still don't understand why Seattle NWS did not advise more strongly on the local coastal flooding.  They worded it as "minor flooding." With such low barometric pressure they should have known that the tides would be significantly higher than predicted.

The NWS has been greatly struggling ever since JAYA left. We just lost to much experience and replaced then with east coast weenies who are not very experienced with our region. 

[Meatyorologist]

Perfect example of an endogenous cold BC airmass towards the back end of the 12z GFS.

Stable pattern of jet suppression means interior BC can take advantage of the weak solar influence and lack of marine air, as well as the recently built snowpack. Without any Arctic advection, temperatures plummet below 0F. Pretty sick. This can happen to some degree into early February before the sun begins to be a bit too much.

[WeatherGeek2022]

15 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

The NWS has been greatly struggling ever since JAYA left. We just lost to much experience and replaced then with east coast weenies who are not very experienced with our region. 

PNW weather definitely doesn't seem to be a strong area for people that aren't natives of here.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Yikes. 

[HuskyMaestro]

18 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

The NWS has been greatly struggling ever since JAYA left. We just lost to much experience and replaced then with east coast weenies who are not very experienced with our region. 

Honestly put me in there as an intern. Not majoring in meteorology or atmospheric sciences but at least I could be overly communicative and try to get the message across in layman terms. 

[WeatherGeek2022]

1 minute ago, HuskyMaestro said:

Honestly put me in there as an intern. Not majoring in meteorology or atmospheric sciences but at least I could be overly communicative and try to get the message across in layman terms. 

how dare you steal my meme

[SilverFallsAndrew]

111K without power in the PGE service area now. 

[CliffMassYelledAtMe]

Speaking of JAYA:

 

[T-Town]

 

[FroYoBro]

Bad day for truck drivers in Oregon. 
 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cmrhx4kPcFX/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

[joelgombiner]

35 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

The NWS has been greatly struggling ever since JAYA left. We just lost to much experience and replaced then with east coast weenies who are not very experienced with our region. 

They may be in a rebuilding period where they lost a lot of senior staff and the new people don't have the same experience yet. The question is whether they have a good work environment to retain the new people for decades to come. 

[SimplySmoothWX]

Some pics that I took on my walk to the gym

[Deweydog]

Westerlies gusting to 58 at Astoria is pretty impressive.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1.78" of rain now since midnight. 

[plainguy]

5 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Westerlies gusting to 58 at Astoria is pretty impressive.

Steady at 30. Gusting to 55 IMBY. Power back on at noon after 15 hours.

[MossMan]

Starting to get breezy again here. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looks like the weekend could be mostly dry. Probably some nice AVERAGE weather. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Something to note. Because PDX was able to hold onto the gorge influence until this morning they are most likely going to end the month well below average. They are also above average on the month with precip. 

[Poulsbo Snowman]

1 hour ago, Meatyorologist said:

Great 70's tune!  

[Seattle]

I’m not a fan of ‘sting jet’. This is the first I’ve heard of it, isn’t it usually referred to as the (poisonous tail of the) bent back occlusion? Or is that just Cliff Mass’ preferred terminology and since he’s been the wind guru around here for so long that filtered down into the weenie community?

[Mr Marine Layer]

[Mr Marine Layer]

49 minutes ago, SimplySmoothWX said:

Some pics that I took on my walk to the gym

Be careful out there!

[JSnowlin]

KSEA NWS needs to drop the HWW for the central sound, no way those #'s come close to verifying.

This is now the third bust by NWS KSEA since Thanksgiving 

They really fu** ed up bad on this storm, especially Tacoma to Everett. It's embarrassing.

 

[fubario]

in westport. absolutely howling wind and surf breaking over rock barriers

[Requiem]

Decent storm-- Three Corner RAWS gusting to 104 from the SW is pretty intense.

[Meatyorologist]

5 minutes ago, JSnowlin said:

KSEA NWS needs to drop the HWW for the central sound, no way those #'s come close to verifying.

This is now the third bust by NWS KSEA since Thanksgiving 

They really fu** ed up bad on this storm, especially Tacoma to Everett. It's embarrassing.

 

Patience!

[joelgombiner]

5 minutes ago, JSnowlin said:

KSEA NWS needs to drop the HWW for the central sound, no way those #'s come close to verifying.

This is now the third bust by NWS KSEA since Thanksgiving 

They really fu** ed up bad on this storm, especially Tacoma to Everett. It's embarrassing.

 

They actually just increased the maximum gusts to 60 MPH on the latest warning.  Getting breezier here.

I find it interesting that the point forecast for my location only calls for gusts to 39. This is often the case where the wind speeds/precip amounts in a warning message does not match the point forecast for the location. 

[Christensen87]

9 minutes ago, JSnowlin said:

KSEA NWS needs to drop the HWW for the central sound, no way those #'s come close to verifying.

This is now the third bust by NWS KSEA since Thanksgiving 

They really fu** ed up bad on this storm, especially Tacoma to Everett. It's embarrassing.

 

Still dead calm in Kent, winds supposed to peak around 7pm. If it doesn't pick up in the next couple of hours, I'd say for sure another bust.

[fubario]

y'all in oly and parts north....it's coming...trust me. lol

[joelgombiner]

The NWS has a point forecast, a zone forecast, an hourly graphical forecast, and sometimes a warning message forecast. None of these forecasts ever match each other. 

[TT-SEA]

The winds are not coming from the storm that passed to the south... the wind in Seattle will come this evening with the trough passage and arrival of cold air aloft.  

[MossMan]

Can’t tell by the pic, but it t has gotten very dark all of a sudden. 
Rain and 46.

Up to .74” on the day. 

[Margaritaville]

9 minutes ago, fubario said:

in westport. absolutely howling wind and surf breaking over rock barriers

Looks a little choppy! 

https://www.experiencewestport.com/live-westport-webcam

 

[fubario]

4 minutes ago, Margaritaville said:

Looks a little choppy! 

https://www.experiencewestport.com/live-westport-webcam

 

just came back from that tower...it was no joke! lol