PNW December 2022 - Part II

[NWbyNW]

Roughly 3,000 outages in Southern Oregon right now, mainly in Klamath County.  

A few outages in King County and a heap are out in eastern Snohomish County around Gold Bar.  I hope this doesn't continue to creep up.

[Front Ranger]

26 minutes ago, Ice_is_Everywhere said:

Just rain here.

 

[Sandy rocks]

I think this are changing here in Sandy. It was starting to look like fine snow. Now when I look on the street, I can see it blowing around. Ice doesn't do that of course. I wonder if things are getting colder up above or if it is just going back and forth.

[TacomaWx]

4 minutes ago, Seattle said:

It’s not that heavy but it’s amazing how quickly it’s accumulating. And the sound on trees. Tbh this is really the first time I’ve experienced sleet.

Sleet usually only briefly happens here so yeah it’s definitely weird to see it for an extended period of time. 

[xfkirsten]

Got home from hockey in Snoqualmie about 10:30 pm. Didn't see any precip at all between Snoqualmie and Redmond, but the wind was REALLY whipping when I came out of the rink.

No precip here in Redmond at the moment, but definitely windy. I'm starting the process of unplugging electronics.

[SouthHillFrosty]

3 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

71.3” of snow here since December 2016. 

I don’t think Puyallup is above 45-50in. Swamp was killer for totals. Still good tho 

[NWbyNW]

Snow is re-covering the roads in Everett and much of Snohomish County.  I am seeing it to a lesser degree in Skagit and Whatcom County. 

No signs of sleet yet anywhere in the Puget Sound. 

[awright-31]

Precip has stopped here for now 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Not much going on here. A little light snow, switching to sleet sometimes. Been very light despite the dark green radar. We might get lucky the radar is looking  broken up and weak. 

[Ice_is_Everywhere]

One good thing so far is moisture is declining as it moves north. No idea if that continues tonight.

[TacomaWx]

Just now, SouthHillFrosty said:

I don’t think Puyallup is above 45-50in. Swamp was killer for totals. Still good tho 

They’ve definitely done a bit better overall the last few years one of the benefits of latitude. Really overall there’s been some amazing snow events here and the only 2 where Seattle south got screwed is January 2020 and this event. It definitely sucks but at the same time it snowed and got cold for a few days much better than nothing. 

[Front Ranger]

21 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Whine, whine, “I want a regional event.”

OK, regional 50˚F rain.

Whine, whine “No, a wintry cold storm.”

OK, here’s your regionwide ice storm.

Whine whine “That’s the wrong kind of winter storm.”

Sheesh, some people are NEVER satisfied.

Coming from the guy who just got his ideal 8-12" and clear skies following.

Coming from a guy in a different climate, but just saying.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

As of 11pm Newport still at freezing. 00z EURO had them at 40 by 10pm tonight.

[Meatyorologist]

Right now it's a battle zone at the boundary layer, whete heavier precip and wet bulb cooling are threatening to close the freezing gap aloft and switch everything over to snow. This is occuring during the heavier bands. But as precip temporarily relaxes, precip switches to all sleet.

Did not expect this so early. Thought we'd have time before 2-4am to start seeing the first signs of change.

[TacomaWx]

1 minute ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Not much going on here. A little light snow, switching to sleet sometimes. Been very light despite the dark green radar. We might get lucky the radar is looking  broken up and weak. 

Definitely good to see but it’s still pretty early on in this one. Going to take atleast 12 hours to scour out here maybe even longer. 

[Terreboner]

Just now, Frontal Snowsquall said:

As of 11pm Newport still at freezing. 00z EURO had them at 40 by 10pm tonight.

We were supposed to be at least 15 by now here.  Oh how they never learn. 

[xfkirsten]

First flicker of lights here - I think that's my cue to shut down. Stay safe, everyone!

[WeatherGeek2022]

26 minutes ago, HuskyMaestro said:

Are you genuinely okay? You say it’s a weather forum but you’re here projecting and flexing your life when literally no one asked. And I mean no harm from this, I don’t got the clout to poke around here, but let people chill. It’s these things that snuff out the enthusiasm and fun out of this forum. Get some rest. 

bro is telling people to "get laid" as if that is the only important thing in life oh my god lol.

[Terreboner]

1 minute ago, Meatyorologist said:

Right now it's a battle zone at the boundary layer, whete heavier precip and wet bulb cooling are threatening to close the freezing gap aloft and switch everything over to snow. This is occuring during the heavier bands. But as precip temporarily relaxes, precip switches to all sleet.

Did not expect this so early. Thought we'd have time before 2-4am to start seeing the first signs of change.

You need about another 1000' of below freezing layer but it will only shrink from here.  Snow isn't happening. 

[Front Ranger]

20 minutes ago, Terreboner said:

Anybody seen High Desert Mat on here today?  

 

Saw him with your wife earlier.

TAHTS what she's said!!?

[Meatyorologist]

Getting mPing reports of sleet as far NE as Bothell and Duvall. Some serious warm air advection aloft.

[JW8]

Lights are already flickering...this sucks. Let's all open our windows and turn the heat on full blast 

[Perturbed Member]

Lot of sleet in Forest Grove

[Terreboner]

1 minute ago, Front Ranger said:

Saw him with your wife earlier.

TAHTS what she's said!!?

I wondered. She did look dissatisfied.  

[Requiem]

Just now, Perturbed Member said:

Lot of sleet in Forest Grove

EURO shows some solid ice/sleet for another 20 hours as the outflow holds on-- I'd reckon longer in the Gorge as it overdoes warming.

[Tenochtitlan]

Nice solid trace of new snow on the plowed roads now. Makes things look pretty again.

[NWbyNW]

It is really snowing hard now in Everett.  The roads have been completely recovered in snow (they were dry roads with grass and homes covered in snow).

[Seattle]

ZR at SEA. It begins…

[NWbyNW]

8 minutes ago, JW8 said:

Lights are already flickering...this sucks. Let's all open our windows and turn the heat on full blast 

I find it silly how one of the biggest power agencies in the country has one of the worst outage maps... I'm not even sure what their map is trying to say.  But right now around 7,000 people within their control have no power.  I hope it stays on for you.

 

[Guest hawkstwelve]

Temps dropping at the surface in Everett. Went from 25 to 22 over a few hours. Breezes from the east are a little more persistent.

Getting solid snow, tiny but well formed flakes. Nothing rimed, to the column still looks good.

[Dave]

Ok. I'll take a slice of humble pie. I've never seen a situation in Eugene when the freezing rain arrives yet the temps keep dropping, but here we are. 26 degrees and everything is frozen. Ice rink outside. 

[NWbyNW]

Local agencies in southwest Washington are reporting there is officially sleet and ice rain within their counties.  Clark County and Cowlitz County are reporting ice rain.  Thurston County the outlier here is also reporting sleet.

[umadbro]

This is what it looks like when you’ve been teased with snow since November.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Under 20 minutes left until Tiger gets his below-freezing max.

[NWbyNW]

[Tenochtitlan]

3 minutes ago, Forum Admin said:

Temps dropping at the surface in Everett. Went from 25 to 22 over a few hours. Breezes from the east are a little more persistent.

Getting solid snow, tiny but well formed flakes. Nothing rimed, to the column still looks good.

Same situation here, down to 19 now.

[The Ms. Anthrop]

So it’s the warmest it’s been all day here in Bryn Mawr/Skyway at a whopping 26.2 and 63% humidity. Steady sleet for about 20 minutes, and given solid sheet of ice that still remains on our road, I am not looking forward to what tomorrow brings. One the plus side, I’m officially on vacation so no commute; assuming that we have power and internet, I’m planning on watching some old F1 races. Lol pity they have never raced in the snow!

[TigerWoodsLibido]

2 minutes ago, Dave said:

Ok. I'll take a slice of humble pie. I've never seen a situation in Eugene when the freezing rain arrives yet the temps keep dropping, but here we are. 26 degrees and everything is frozen. Ice rink outside. 

This is a very impressive system and event. The entire Willamette Valley and the north Umpqua basin are still below freezing. Nothing to the north will moderate until we do...

Also, 15 or so mins until we officially break the streak and this winter officially gets an A- bare minimum for what it's accomplished so far.

[Perturbed Member]

EUG is reporting ice pellets now for the past nearly 2 hours along with that ZR. Super impressive that the cold layer is deep enough for sleet even down to EUG. 

Mark was saying on air that he expected all ZR by now in PDX but the cold air depth is keeping things sleet longer than he expected. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

High of 27 at SLE today. Coldest in almost 9 years. About time.