TT-SEA Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Christmas Eve at the park in North Bend... Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFallsAndrew Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 I hate people that litter. I have a major problem with it. The fine for throwing garbage out car window should be 50k. Oklahoma makes anything around here look tame. They need a bottle bill or something, or maybe a culture change. I think when I move there eventually I'll start a non-profit that works to not only clean up the trash, but change people's perspective on littering. Quote Snowfall Precip 2022-23: 95.0" 2022-23: 17.39" 2021-22: 52.6" 2021-22: 91.46" 2020-21: 12.0" 2020-21: 71.59" 2019-20: 23.5" 2019-20: 58.54" 2018-19: 63.5" 2018-19: 66.33" 2017-18: 30.3" 2017-18: 59.83" 2016-17: 49.2" 2016-17: 97.58" 2015-16: 11.75" 2015-16: 68.67" 2014-15: 3.5" 2013-14: 11.75" 2013-14: 62.30 2012-13: 16.75" 2012-13: 78.45 2011-12: 98.5" 2011-12: 92.67" It's always sunny at Winters Hill! Fighting the good fight against weather evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MossMan Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Beautiful day here in Everett. Feels like spring....Great reading about everyone's nurse wives. I moved down here to work as a nurse in the buisiest ER in WA. It has been.... busy I wouldn’t go to any other ER...Amazing nurses and Doc’s...(and others like my wife so I’m a little bias, but still!) 1 Quote Elevation 580’ Location a few miles east of I-5 on the Snohomish Co side of the Snohomish/Skagit border. I love snow/cold AND sun/warmth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 3rd warmest on record nationally. Although with the strong Nino, there was decent STJ activity so the places that benefit from that were really snowy (like Denver). This winter hasn't even had that yet. I highly doubt we follow the national blowtorch in Jan/Feb that 1992 saw. This area certainly did better than most the country that season, though December and February were both awful and basically snowless. No impressive cold, except the late October Arctic blast. Prior to that, October 1991 actually produced the warmest October day in Denver history (89 on the 16th!). Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerWoodsLibido Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 We didn’t even have an early “blast” that affected us west of the Cascades this year so if it ends up being like this til April then this one would top 91-92 as being the worst since I moved to Oregon. Awful. Sad thing is next year might end up being worse. Quote Springfield, Oregon regular season 2023-24 Stats: Coldest high: 25F (Jan 14, 2024) Coldest low: 20F (Jan 14, 2024) Days with below freezing temps: 24 (Most recent: Mar 8, 2024) Days with sub-40F highs: 4 (Most recent: Jan 16, 2024) Total snowfall: 0.0" Total ice: 2.25” Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 (1.9") Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F) Last White Christmas: 1990 Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0 Personal Stats: Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 Last sub-freezing high: Jan 16, 2024 (32F) Last White Christmas: 2008 Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 42.0" Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4 Venmo GoFundMe "College Basketball vs Epilepsy": gf.me/u/zk3pj2 My Twitter @CBBjerseys4hope 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MossMan Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 1 Quote Elevation 580’ Location a few miles east of I-5 on the Snohomish Co side of the Snohomish/Skagit border. I love snow/cold AND sun/warmth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 So my son hiked to the top of Mt Si with his friends. He is actually in the that little cloud you see on the mountain in the pic I took at the park. No idea how he is attracting the birds. But he is basically looking down on North Bend and the same park from 4,000 feet. Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Deweydog, what's the date? Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Oh man, looking forward to your "I know this doesnt have anything to do with the Pacific Northwest, but look at all of this paste I got. Step away from that ledge Jim, the ice age is due in 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25 25/26 26/27 27/28 28/29 29/30" posts.Hey, now you know how I felt when you’d plaster your Philly snow pictures all over the forum while I was getting screwed left, right, north, and south. So yeah, I might risk a ban for an isolated troll post or two. Assuming the screwage actually stops at some point. Haha. Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 3rd warmest on record nationally. Although with the strong Nino, there was decent STJ activity so the places that benefit from that were really snowy (like Denver). This winter hasn't even had that yet.The STJ has been on steroids this winter. The wavenumber has just been outrageously high, hence the flat waves/weak lows for the most part. However, this looks to change in a huge way sometime next month. Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Supercell Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Well, a more than decent stream of moisture lasting in the area. Snow is now accumulating this afternoon. I'll be sure to stick around later tonight for a proper 24 hour total snow fall. http://i66.tinypic.com/9glva0.jpg 7 Quote Ashland, KY Weather '23-'24 Winter Snowfall - 5.50" First freeze: 11/1 (32) Minimum: 2 on 1/17 Measurable snows: 4 Max 1 day snow: 3" (1/19) Thunders: 21 1/27, 1/28, 2/10, 2/22, 2/27, 2/28, 3/5, 3/6, 3/14, 3/15 3/26, 3/30, 3/31, 4/2, 4/3, 4/8, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6, 5/7 5/8, Severe storms: 2 ------------------------------------------------------- [Klamath Falls, OR 2010 to 2021] https://imgur.com/SuGTijl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esquimalt Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 18Z is even worse than the 12Z so far. Didn't think that was possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 18Z is even worse than the 12Z so far. Didn't think that was possible.Pretty incredible really. I still think a solution closer to the euro and gem will pan out. Something has got to give soon though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 1991/92 would have been a super easy torch forecast. Huge solar maximum, volcanism/CFCs crippling O^3/BDC, +ENSO/+PDO/+AO/+PNA/+EPO/+NAO background state, and waning -QBO/downwelling westerly shear (terrible during high solar). Probably the worst low frequency regime possible. Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Supercell Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Well, a more than decent stream of moisture lasting in the area. Snow is now accumulating this afternoon. I'll be sure to stick around later tonight for a proper 24 hour total snow fall. http://i66.tinypic.com/9glva0.jpg KLMT is seriously reporting "heavy rain"??? Pics I posted were just after 2pm. Quote Ashland, KY Weather '23-'24 Winter Snowfall - 5.50" First freeze: 11/1 (32) Minimum: 2 on 1/17 Measurable snows: 4 Max 1 day snow: 3" (1/19) Thunders: 21 1/27, 1/28, 2/10, 2/22, 2/27, 2/28, 3/5, 3/6, 3/14, 3/15 3/26, 3/30, 3/31, 4/2, 4/3, 4/8, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6, 5/7 5/8, Severe storms: 2 ------------------------------------------------------- [Klamath Falls, OR 2010 to 2021] https://imgur.com/SuGTijl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Still too much GOA/Alaska vortex on the 18z. It always takes time to get rid of vortexes, but this sucker is putting up one hell of a fight. Even if it will inevitably lose. 1 Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 The NATL High is better located this run, but that doesn’t backresonate to affect the West until D10+ anyway. Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Looking closer at the stratospheric processes, this event is actually quite unusual in its evolution. The 100-50mb domain shows no extra anomalous heat flux values during the event, while they’re extremely high above 30mb. Which, as some forecasters/researchers have suggested, indicates an internal amplification of modest wave activity by the stratosphere itself (likely via resonant processes) rather than powerful wave driving from the troposphere muscling it up in there. 1 Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 In other words, the effects from this SSW event will almost solely result from “top down” style forcing (IE: the high latitude blocking will downwell from the upper atmosphere). Which can take 2-4 weeks following the SSW, which just started a few days ago. So..gonna be a longer wait with this one. 1 Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parksvillewx Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Cloudy here all day. Was hoping for a few breaks. Currently 42.8F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 So my son hiked to the top of Mt Si with his friends. He is actually in the that little cloud you see on the mountain in the pic I took at the park. No idea how he is attracting the birds. But he is basically looking down on North Bend and the same park from 4,000 feet. He said there was nothing in his hands... the birds up there are so conditioned to being fed by hikers that they will land in your hands if you open them up. Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Cloudy here all day. Was hoping for a few breaks. Currently 42.8F Just across the border... it was totally sunny in Bellingham almost all day. Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 The aforementioned downwelling is evident on the majority of modeling. It’s not a rapid process in this case. Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 The 18z GFS jumped on board the wave-2/split train in a huge way. Really nukes the motherf**ker. But again, given the reliance on top-down style dynamics with this event, it might take awhile for the effects to manifest in the troposphere. 1 Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parksvillewx Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Environment Canada just issued a weather Statement for the east side of the island and inland. 3:18 PM PST Monday 24 December 2018Special weather statement in effect for: East Vancouver Island - Courtenay to Campbell RiverEast Vancouver Island - Duncan to NanaimoEast Vancouver Island - Nanoose Bay to Fanny BayA frontal system over the Pacific will approach Vancouver Island late on Christmas Day and bring rain mixed with snow over parts of Vancouver Island by the evening and continuing through the night into the morning of Boxing Day. Snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm are likely for Inland Vancouver Island around Port Alberni with lower amounts immediately near the water and higher amounts at higher elevations. Areas of East Vancouver Island near the water will mostly receive rain but precipitation will fall as mixed rain and snow further inland and snow may accumulate locally up to 2 cm Tuesday night with additional amounts likely on Boxing Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 He said there was nothing in his hands... the birds up there are so conditioned to being fed by hikers that they will land in your hands if you open them up.They are called camp robbers or gray jays. Unusually friendly and intelligent birds that will land in your hand hoping for a treat in areas where they are commonly fed. Members of the family corvidae with also includes ravens and crows - some of the smartest non-human animals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 At least the 18z keeps thing wet and active in the LR. Unlike the Quartzite-lite 00z and 06z runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Mode Posted December 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 A couple of cell phone pics from today. Certainly not the epic views of Mt. Si, closer to this system to the south it was mainly overcast, windy and with some upslope fog. Things have since cleared a little bit. Patches of snow started around the 1,800' level. It was certainly nice to get away from the city for a quiet hike though. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmcgaffey Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 He said there was nothing in his hands... the birds up there are so conditioned to being fed by hikers that they will land in your hands if you open them up.. Those are grey jays. Incredibly social and for some reason a lot of them in the issaquah alps including tiger mountain and rattlesnake ridge at some spots. They will sit on your should if you have food and will stay on your shoulder when you hike back down. That’s pretty cool though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 Pretty epic views there too! Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MR.SNOWMIZER Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 They are called camp robbers or gray jays. Unusually friendly and intelligent birds that will land in your hand hoping for a treat in areas where they are commonly fed. Members of the family corvidae with also includes ravens and crows - some of the smartest non-human animals.And found for the most part in the high country. There very smart for sure. 1 Quote We come from the land of the ice and snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiedog Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 They are called camp robbers or gray jays. Unusually friendly and intelligent birds that will land in your hand hoping for a treat in areas where they are commonly fed. Members of the family corvidae with also includes ravens and crows - some of the smartest non-human animals.There's a long history of these particular corvids with Native Americans aka whiskey jacks. They learned a long time ago that if they followed hunting parties around there would be food for them. Somehow that behavior became ingrained in their DNA and today they're still comfortable being around humans. Why other cousins (other jays, crows, ravens, and magpies don't do this, I don't know. They're all darn smart birds!) We take HS students in an outdoor club snowshoeing down to Trillium Lake every winter and many of the kids have never ever experienced "wild" birds landing on them taking food from them. It's an awesome experience for many. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.SNOWMIZER Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 She is really growing on everyone. 1 Quote We come from the land of the ice and snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiem Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 Does the W. Valley have a cool weather equivalent to the convergence zone of Puget Sound? Quote "Let's mosey!" --Cloud Strife ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top 5 Snow Events (post 2014): (1. January 10th, 2017: 18.5 in.(2. February 6th, 2014: 7.5 inches(3. February 20th, 2018: 5.0 inches(4. February 21st, 2018: 4.0 inches(5. December 14th, 2016: 3.5 inches Honourable Mentions: December 7th, 2018, February 9th, 2019. Total since joining the Weather Forums: 3" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 Does the W. Valley have a cool weather equivalent to the convergence zone of Puget Sound? no, but we have the gorge which can be much more vital and widespread to snow events. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiem Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 no, but we have the gorge which can be much more vital and widespread to snow events.That's completely true. Without the Gorge I doubt events like 1/10/17 and 12/20/08 would have been so widespread and intense. Quote "Let's mosey!" --Cloud Strife ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top 5 Snow Events (post 2014): (1. January 10th, 2017: 18.5 in.(2. February 6th, 2014: 7.5 inches(3. February 20th, 2018: 5.0 inches(4. February 21st, 2018: 4.0 inches(5. December 14th, 2016: 3.5 inches Honourable Mentions: December 7th, 2018, February 9th, 2019. Total since joining the Weather Forums: 3" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dome Buster Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 That's completely true. Without the Gorge I doubt events like 1/10/17 and 12/20/08 would have been so widespread and intense.They wouldnt have existed period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 Cascades reflecting the setting sun... Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLI snowman Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 The STJ has been on steroids this winter. The wavenumber has just been outrageously high, hence the flat waves/weak lows for the most part. However, this looks to change in a huge way sometime next month.Yeah, the Pacific storm train has been shut down with it though. The SW has been dry, so the areas reliant on Pacific lows are running behind on snow. Different story for the SE, where it's managed to be extremely wet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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