PNW February 2023 Weather Discussion - Meteorological winter finale

[MossMan]

3 minutes ago, Weiner Warrior said:

GFS showing decent precip amount for Sunday system. 

I have seen so many models over the years showing shadowing around my area but I almost always end up with more. Hopefully that’s the case again. 

[Front Ranger]

Brother in east Portland is reporting whiteout conditions and almost 8".

[VancouverIslandSouth]

6 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

27F with some moderate snow at times here.  
 

 

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That's a lot better than here, we're getting those small flakes but they aren't accumulating much yet. Hopefully this band will hang out for a while, 

[TacomaWx]

10 minutes ago, Fircrest said:

I'm not too confident that the Tacoma area will get much snow tonight.  The radar looks good but we are just not getting it down to the surface.  Maybe it will moisten up later and actually amount to something, we'll see.  I know the NWS did issue an advisory but maybe that jinxed us, who knows....

We’ve been getting more frequent bursts of snow here…which usually indicates the snow will eventually break through. Models showed this taking some time, so I’m not worried about it yet. 

[SouthHillFrosty]

[MossMan]

7 minutes ago, Doinko said:

It disappeared and relocated over @MossMan

It stopped here.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, SouthHillFrosty said:

At hour 144 this map will look amazing. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

2 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

That would be truly epic if it happened.

[BLI snowman]

14 minutes ago, SpaceRace22 said:

Literally the only spot in the metro area not getting snow right now and it looks like that isn't going to change. There's a perfect 2 mile wide hole that just won't fill in, with me in the exact dead center. This is so much more agonizing than just missing out entirely. To be dead center in such a small hole like this is torturous.

Main band appears to be rotating finally. Echoes should start to train more and more west of I-5.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

30 minutes ago, Gummy said:

101 is getting hammered right now.

 

 

Yes it's coming down good here still and temp is now 28 degrees! 

[MossMan]

Nope! This will be wrong. 

[Doinko]

Just now, BLI snowman said:

Main band appears to be rotating finally. Echoes should start to train more and more west of I-5.

Another heavy band about to get over us. How much do you think my area will end up with? We're at around 1.5" right now, most of it in the past hour

[LowerGarfield]

Sister in Law located near Fishers Landing ('Merican' Vancouver) says they have 4 inches. I think we have some posters in that area of Vancouver who could confirm?

[SouthHillFrosty]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

At hour 144 this map will look amazing. 

Looks about the same 

[LowerGarfield]

Just now, MossMan said:

Nope! This will be wrong. 

Optimistic Moss is back! It was so strange to have you on the short end of the stick for awhile.

[SpaceRace22]

2 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Main band appears to be rotating finally. Echoes should start to train more and more west of I-5.

As soon as you posted that it started dumping here. HALLELUJAH, maybe I will finally clear the 1" mark

[Front Ranger]

11 minutes ago, Doinko said:

PDX is already at 5.3" so far around 2 hrs ago. If they get over 6.1" it'll be the biggest single day snowfall since 2017, and if they get over 6.5" it'll be the greatest single day snowfall since the 7.0" in 2008.

7"+ seems likely.

[thickhog]

1 minute ago, Doinko said:

Another heavy band about to get over us. How much do you think my area will end up with? We're at around 1.5" right now, most of it in the past hour

You might be far enough north to do ok. 

[Cold Snap]

2 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Nope! This will be wrong. 

You will probably get 2.75” more than what is modeled.

[TacomaWx]

Getting a bit more consistent now…band of precip moving in from the south of here will finally break through I think. Looks like it’s holding together better than the previous band. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Sunday morning still looks good on the GEM

[DRG]

Meanwhile...26,482 otters east of Crescent City, CA

[Sandy rocks]

My son-in-law finally got back to Sandy about 7:30. The snow is still dumping.

[BLI snowman]

2 minutes ago, Doinko said:

Another heavy band about to get over us. How much do you think my area will end up with? We're at around 1.5" right now, most of it in the past hour

3-6" seems like a good bet still.

[MillCreekMike]

4 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Looks about the same 

Looks MUCH better!

[ShawniganLake]

11 minutes ago, VancouverIslandSouth said:

That's a lot better than here, we're getting those small flakes but they aren't accumulating much yet. Hopefully this band will hang out for a while, 

Just over 2” here. Since about 4pm

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

The Sunday system is concerning with that stronger low and stronger south wind before the precip arrives.  Man but we have time for that sucker to come in further south!

[SouthHillFrosty]

Just now, MillCreekMike said:

Looks MUCH better!

South of Seattle is still sour about Jan 2020

[Cold Snap]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Sunday morning still looks good on the GEM

 

[SnowySeeker50]

The gap winds have arrived. 32 degrees dp 18

[T-Town]

Finally snowing again. Coming down pretty good. 

[DDDRWx]

I think that this passes the street lamp test?  Felida area of Vancouver.  

[Perturbed Member]

4 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

3-6" seems like a good bet still.

Not 15-18? lol

[Fircrest]

13 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

We’ve been getting more frequent bursts of snow here…which usually indicates the snow will eventually break through. Models showed this taking some time, so I’m not worried about it yet. 

Yeah, I just needed to be a little more patient.  It's coming down nicely now and sticking to the car tops.  Also heard that the Tacoma School District where my wife works has already announced 2 hour late start for tomorrow. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

3 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Another model with a 15 on top of me!

As Michael Snyder would say: “For entertainment purposes only.”

[Gradient Keeper]

A most incredible snow storm. At times the snowfall rates have been as heavy or slightly heavier than January 2017. Temp 27.5, Dewpoint: 27.1 with gusty east wind and very heavy snow continuing. I'm at 11 1/2" now! UNBELIEVABLE!!!! This pic does no justice at all.

[TacomaWx]

2 minutes ago, Fircrest said:

Yeah, I just needed to be a little more patient.  It's coming down nicely now and sticking to the car tops.  Also heard that the Tacoma School District where my wife works has already announced 2 hour late start for tomorrow. 

 

3 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Finally snowing again. Coming down pretty good. 

Can confirm finally getting accumulation on cars and elevated surfaces. Temps down to 32. Took it’s sweet a** time but it looks like the precip has finally broken through. 

[TacomaWx]

Just now, Gradient Keeper said:

A most incredible snow storm. At times the snowfall rates have been as heavy or slightly heavier than January 2017. Temp 27.5, Dewpoint: 27.1 with gusty east wind and very heavy snow continuing. I'm at 11 1/2" now! UNBELIEVABLE!!!! This pic does no justice at all.

Holy shiiiiet man! This is going to be one for the books down there in spots. 

[Doinko]

Just now, Gradient Keeper said:

A most incredible snow storm. At times the snowfall rates have been as heavy or slightly heavier than January 2017. Temp 27.5, Dewpoint: 27.1 with gusty east wind and very heavy snow continuing. I'm at 11 1/2" now! UNBELIEVABLE!!!! This pic does no justice at all.

I'm still 11" behind 2017 . Still amazing storm though

[TacomaWx]

Any Olympia posters on? Freeway cams look snowy in spots down there. 

[SunAndSnow]

Guessing 2”, haven’t measured yet. South metro 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

That’s a real cold and fairly dry trough the first weekend of March! Could see some nice days and chilly nights. 

[Poulsbo Snowman]

I've been having light snow and flurries here for the past 4 hours.  At this rate, in about 10 days, I will have 1/2 an inch--assuming there is no melting.

[FroYoBro]

Finally down to an official freezing reading in the last 15 minutes. Been getting a good amount of 33 degree sticking snow though. About an inch. It might not go for much longer here based on the radar, but I'm pretty happy that everything is covered, so anything from here is bonus. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

5 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Holy shiiiiet man! This is going to be one for the books down there in spots. 

My 8-14 prediction was spot on yesterday!! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2/12/95 redux? 

[Skagit Weather]

Nothing more than a trace up here today, but it was a pretty chilly day. Midnight high of 36F and it only made it up to 33F during the daylight hours. Not particularly optimistic about picking anything else up in the next couple weeks (temps looks pretty marginal for all the snow shown, especially with my proximity to the water), which makes me even happier with my December snow. I'm spending quite a bit of time now pretty far up the Skagit River Valley so it's kind of funny that there's no snow up there either (below 2,000') while Portland and a couple other lowland areas are getting nuked.

31F currently.

[Omegaraptor]

Still nothing in Corvallis but I see precip coming over the coast range. Can’t be too long before it arrives!

Glad those in Portland area are finally scoring an event, my mom and dad are sending pics of snow piling up. You guys deserve it after years of watching the Sound score while you get skunked, lol.

[Cold Snap]

9 minutes ago, Gradient Keeper said:

A most incredible snow storm. At times the snowfall rates have been as heavy or slightly heavier than January 2017. Temp 27.5, Dewpoint: 27.1 with gusty east wind and very heavy snow continuing. I'm at 11 1/2" now! UNBELIEVABLE!!!! This pic does no justice at all.

Congrats to you!!! Really glad you are scoring huge! I had a feeling someone in the Portland area was going to get about a foot!

[Doinko]

20 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

3-6" seems like a good bet still.

Will the back edge on the radar fill up soon?