PNW January 2023 Observations and Discussion

[SilverFallsAndrew]

3 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say SEA will see at least one day with a 35/25 or lower with the cold snap.  It seems like most of these have been working out, at least to some extent, the last couple of years.

Way to early to tell, but that’s a reasonable expectation. 

[TT-SEA]

5 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say SEA will see at least one day with a 35/25 or lower with the cold snap.  It seems like most of these have been working out, at least to some extent, the last couple of years.

Seems like a safe bet.   

[snow_wizard]

I would call the 144 hour 18z EPS a perfect compromise between the 0z and 12z.  A nice comeback.

[snow_wizard]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Way to early to tell, but that’s a reasonable expectation. 

Me being reasonable?  Wow! 

[snow_wizard]

The control on the 18z EPS was pretty nice.  Maybe a bit better than the 12z.

[TacomaWx]

17 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Me being reasonable?  Wow! 

Yeah I was about to say I’d expect you to predict atleast 2 sub freezing highs or go out on a limb 

[ShawniganLake]

Could be some flurries early tomorrow over the NW interior. 

[Deweydog]

Forecast contest!

[MossMan]

2 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Forecast contest!

It’s getting real now! 

[MossMan]

33.4

[snow_wizard]

Hard to believe this actually happened.

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

Hard to believe this actually happened.

Made for a boater's paradise!    Created Puget Sound and Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish.   

[Deweydog]

3 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Hard to believe this actually happened.

Yet another non-regional event.

[Doinko]

I missed it on the 20th but 30 years and 2 days ago

[snow_wizard]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

Made for a boater's paradise!    Created Puget Sound and Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish.   

This area sure has a fascinating past.  A lot went into to creating this area.

[snow_wizard]

Just now, Doinko said:

I missed it on the 20th but 30 years and 2 days ago

Oh yes.  The wind was absolutely incredible with that.  The only other time I've seen it that crazy was Dec 2006.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

This seems pretty dramatic. 

[MossMan]

22 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Oh yes.  The wind was absolutely incredible with that.  The only other time I've seen it that crazy was Dec 2006.

I remember my school did an early dismissal due to loss of power and I had trouble getting home due to so many trees down across the road. Luckily my 3rd option of making it to my house worked. 

[MossMan]

We are overdue for a regional windstorm. 

[MossMan]

32.3 

[Roman-Dallas Snow-Zone]

I'm hoping for a February 2014 repeat. It really was amazing to have nearly 2ft snow at my house. It was magical to see and drive in. 

[joelgombiner]

28 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Hard to believe this actually happened.

I just completed my PhD last summer, part of which is focused on the history of the Okanogan Lobe (The Puget Lobe's neighbor east of the Cascades) (https://digital.lib.washington.edu/researchworks/handle/1773/49189). From my perspective, we are still in the very early stages of understanding the Cordilleran Ice Sheet. Weather and climate during the glaciation and deglaciation is a big question mark... but it was obviously much colder and/or much snowier for glaciers to have grown to the extent they did. Part of the reason I'm on this forum is to learn more about weather and climate in this region to understand the geologic history of the ice sheets. 

[SouthHillFrosty]

Snow chances tomorrow morning!

 

 

 

[SouthHillFrosty]

6 minutes ago, joelgombiner said:

I just completed my PhD last summer, part of which is focused on the history of the Okanogan Lobe (The Puget Lobe's neighbor east of the Cascades) (https://digital.lib.washington.edu/researchworks/handle/1773/49189). From my perspective, we are still in the very early stages of understanding the Cordilleran Ice Sheet. Weather and climate during the glaciation and deglaciation is a big question mark... but it was obviously much colder and/or much snowier for glaciers to have grown to the extent they did. Part of the reason I'm on this forum is to learn more about weather and climate in this region to understand the geologic history of the ice sheets. 

Congrats on the PHD. That is a huge deal!

[Doinko]

7 minutes ago, Roman-Dallas Snow-Zone said:

I'm hoping for a February 2014 repeat. It really was amazing to have nearly 2ft snow at my house. It was magical to see and drive in. 

Wow, I knew that area had more than most but 22" is amazing. How much did you get in total that winter including the December event?

[joelgombiner]

Just now, SouthHillFrosty said:

Congrats on the PHD. That is a huge deal!

Appreciate it! Took forever to finish... Kept finding new, interesting things, and eventually had to just call it and put a lid on collecting new data. 

[Gradient Keeper]

00z ICON with a HUGE move towards arctic cold!

 

[Roman-Dallas Snow-Zone]

12 minutes ago, Doinko said:

Wow, I knew that area had more than most but 22" is amazing. How much did you get in total that winter including the December event?

I was just under 30" which was amazing! Lets do it again!

[Deweydog]

[Gradient Keeper]

00z GFS Day 1

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Icon looks solid. 

[Meatyorologist]

1 hour ago, snow_wizard said:

Hard to believe this actually happened.

It's coming.

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 2 (4-run trend (c) @Meatyorologist The 4-run trend he started that. I like it better than (Past 4 runs) You must give credit where it is due.

[Meatyorologist]

00z GFS will be an improvement.

[Omegaraptor]

58 minutes ago, Terreboner2 said:

If you haven't ever been, check out the area between Fort Rock and Silver Lake, OR.  That was a huge lake a long time ago.  Just looking at the landscape you can easily see it that way.  Just an amazing area, great people over there too.

Most of the valleys in the Great Basin were.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Lovely icon run. 

[Meatyorologist]

Just now, Gradient Keeper said:

Day 2 (4-run trend (c) @Meatyorologist The 4-run trend he started that. I like it better than (Past 4 runs) You must give credit where it is due.

haha I'm glad you like it too! The GIFs work wonders for comparing the runs.

[Meatyorologist]

the GEM has STARTED 

[Doinko]

Just now, Meatyorologist said:

the GEM has STARTED 

GEM was the first operational run to catch on to this I think.

[Deweydog]

AVN running?