PNW March 2023 Weather Discussion (2012 Redux)

[snow_wizard]

2 hours ago, awright-31 said:

The mircoburst here in Thurston County on May 4, 2017 was absolutely nuts. One of the most insane weather events I've experienced here. 

 

Really impressive!

I have a red T in my thunderstorm column on my weather records for that day.  Means it was bad here too.

[snow_wizard]

4 hours ago, Cold Snap said:

Hoping for something Sep 2013 like. I remember that one just went on for hours. A May 2017 repeat would be really nice as well. I feel like that one has to be the most widespread severe weather outbreak west of the cascades this century so far.

For me the summer of 2008 was the best.  We had a wicked thunderstorm in July that went on for something like 18 hours.  In August we had another storm that was shorter lived, but the lightning was spectacular.

[snow_wizard]

The ECMWF is going for another freeze tonight.

[T-Town]

Nice sunset tonight. 

[MossMan]

Started phase 1.0-A of the property spring cleaning today! Cut up the chunk of Cedar tree that fell in our driveway turnout area by the main road back in November. Also started cleaning up the veggie garden. Was a great outside day with just a few sprinkles and mostly cloudy conditions. 
49/37 on the day. Currently 42.

.01” on the day. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Haven't seen @Gradient Keeper and @GHweatherChris lately

[TT-SEA]

So far... the 00Z ICON, GEM, and GFS refuse to bite on the anafront idea for Tuesday.    All of them actually went a little bit the other way.    ECMWF is on its own but of course that doesn't mean its wrong.

 

[Cold Snap]

4 hours ago, awright-31 said:

The mircoburst here in Thurston County on May 4, 2017 was absolutely nuts. One of the most insane weather events I've experienced here. 

 

I remember hearing about that storm. Apparently the rainfall rate reached a foot per hour with that storm.

[RentonHill]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

Started phase 1.0-A of the property spring cleaning today! Cut up the chunk of Cedar tree that fell in our driveway turnout area by the main road back in November. Also started cleaning up the veggie garden. Was a great outside day with just a few sprinkles and mostly cloudy conditions. 
49/37 on the day. Currently 42.

.01” on the day. 

You need a grapple 

[Phil]

3 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

Hottest summer ever here during the 3rd year of a Nina... which managed to beat out the previous hottest summer ever during the 2nd year of that Nina... which beat out the hottest summer ever during the first year of that Nina.

Bolded is not accurate, that would be 2020 which ran well behind many years over the previous decade.

[Phil]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

Started phase 1.0-A of the property spring cleaning today! Cut up the chunk of Cedar tree that fell in our driveway turnout area by the main road back in November. Also started cleaning up the veggie garden. Was a great outside day with just a few sprinkles and mostly cloudy conditions. 
49/37 on the day. Currently 42.

.01” on the day. 

Stihl  

[RentonHill]

21 minutes ago, Phil said:

Stihl  

You get into the saws much over there in cabin John?? Can’t handle the creamsicle??

[MossMan]

32 minutes ago, Phil said:

Stihl  

It has been an amazing saw! 

[The Blob]

I think tomorrow will be a good day to plant my veggie starts.

[MossMan]

47 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

You need a grapple 

It’s on my Santa wishlist! Along with a snow plow attachment! However the big man already wrote back and said they will not be under the tree until 2027 at the earliest due to one of our vehicles needing an upgrade in the next two or so years. Oddly enough his handwriting is very similar to my wife’s. 

[MossMan]

54 minutes ago, Phil said:

Stihl  

Look away Phil!! Lightweight, ergonomic, and completely trouble free for many years now!! And I them!

[Deweydog]

Must be an east coast thing like not snowing. I’ve never had an issue with Stihl.

[RentonHill]

28 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Look away Phil!! Lightweight, ergonomic, and completely trouble free for many years now!! And I them!

I have a 261 and 462 that I use most of the time but I’d be lying if I didn’t enjoy my big ported husky  

[Phil]

59 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Must be an east coast thing like not snowing. I’ve never had an issue with Stihl.

Great if you’re a homeowner, lightweight and economical. Not if you’re a contractor w/ everyday use on large jobs.

Husky makes the best saws. Echo the best blowers (esp since they purchased Shindaiwa).

[Phil]

Was it Jesse or Tim who wanted to ban leafblowers? It was in a thread several years back.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Hmmmm 

[Phil]

Daylight savings time is now in effect. Yay to later sunsets.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, Phil said:

Was it Jesse or Tim who wanted to ban leafblowers? It was in a thread several years back.

Hmmm… I could see Jesse wanting them to be banned for environmental reasons. Tim for pearl clutching/Karen reasons. 

[MossMan]

11 minutes ago, Phil said:

Great if you’re a homeowner, lightweight and economical. Not if you’re a contractor w/ everyday use on large jobs.

Husky makes the best saws. Echo the best blowers (esp since they purchased Shindaiwa).

I HATED the Echo’s we used at the golf course…HATED!! As in HATRED!! They destroyed my back. 

[MossMan]

8 minutes ago, Phil said:

Daylight savings time is now in effect. Yay to later sunsets.

Not according to my watch! Or phone. Or Oven display, or weather station display. 

[MossMan]

12 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Hmmmm 

I’m almost in the blue! 

[Phil]

10 minutes ago, MossMan said:

I HATED the Echo’s we used at the golf course…HATED!! As in HATRED!! They destroyed my back. 

Sounds like your core muscles need work. Without them you have no back support whatsoever and you’ll develop cervical and/or lumbar osteoarthritis sometime in your 50s (or earlier).

[Phil]

8 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Not according to my watch! Or phone. Or Oven display, or weather station display. 

Guess it waits until 2AM local time. Jumped from 1:59AM to 3AM and thought I was tripping at first.

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, Phil said:

Guess it waits until 2AM local time. Jumped from 1:59AM to 3AM and thought I was tripping at first.

I still believe you are tripping.

[Phil]

1 minute ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

I still believe you are tripping.

I will neither confirm nor deny this assertion.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just now, Phil said:

I will neither confirm nor deny this assertion.

Stay away from chainsaws for now.

[The Blob]

26 minutes ago, Phil said:

Guess it waits until 2AM local time. Jumped from 1:59AM to 3AM and thought I was tripping at first.

Many years ago when I worked at the hospital during the "fall back", I had to be 1 on 1 with a patient. That shift dragged on forever.

[snow_wizard]

Down to 32.9 now.  Another freeze looks like a lock tonight.

[snow_wizard]

3 hours ago, MossMan said:

It has been an amazing saw! 

I used a Stihl for a long time, but it got stolen.  I then decided to fix a big old Homelite 410 that I used a long time ago.  That thing is a beast with a 30 inch bar.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Ended up with a 53/36 day here. Partly cloudy most of the day with evening clearing. Amazing how mild this afternoon felt with some sun, despite the fact that temps were still a couple degrees below average.

The low of 36 was at midnight. Down to 34 now, should be heading for another freeze by morning.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

11 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Ended up with a 53/36 day here. Partly cloudy most of the day with evening clearing. Amazing how mild this afternoon felt with some sun, despite the fact that temps were still a couple degrees below average.

The low of 36 was at midnight. Down to 34 now, should be heading for another freeze by morning.

46/33 at my place today. It was down to 37 already at 530 when we left for my in laws. Still plenty of snow but there was a lot of melting today. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Hope AL is ok 

[TT-SEA]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Hmmm… I could see Jesse wanting them to be banned for environmental reasons. Tim for pearl clutching/Karen reasons. 

No idea what you are talking about.   I love my leaf blower.   When have I ever been a Karen about tools?   There is lots of pearl clutching on here but not from me. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

26 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

No idea what you are talking about.   I love my leaf blower.   When have I ever been a Karen about tools?   There is lots of pearl clutching on here but not from me. 

Fair enough. 

[TT-SEA]

06Z ECMWF abandoned the anafront scenario for Tuesday... in agreement with the other models.   

The difference for Tuesday is significant with highs around 50 now and party to mostly sunny instead of 30s in places with all day rain and snow.