January 2019 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[Timmy]

Yeah, to you they don’t, but to some of us they do. You don’t have to stay up past your bedtime if you don’t want to, you make it sound like someone is forcing you to do so.

the stuff that goes over your head is astounding...

 

SomeTHING is forcing me to, it’s the very subject of everyone’s posts tonight. Can you guess what it is? But be careful with your answer because “it” is actually silent. But when “it” interacts with trees and other deck furniture, they make loud sounds. And for some reason I come here to yell at a 16 year old.

[Requiem]

the stuff that goes over your head is astounding.

Isn’t it? Now hush, and enjoy what you can of this winter.

 

Like legit, shut it, and deal with it.

[MossMan]

“Great” and “windstorm” don’t belong in the same sentence. A couple weather weirdos get off and the rest of us have to stay up passed their bedtime and pick up limbs in the morning...

“Great” and “windstorm” don’t belong in the same sentence. A couple weather weirdos get off and the rest of us have to stay up passed their bedtime and pick up limbs in the morning...

I rather enjoyed my cleanup after last months storm...so did the dogs!

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Greatest windstorm since 2006.

 

Not that high of a bar.

 

Certainly up there.  Going to have widespread effects from SLE-SEA

[Requiem]

Crazy pressure rises here, wow. PDX up to 54.

[BLI snowman]

54mph at PDX, SLE, MMV, and UAO.

 

Yay for consistency!

[Requiem]

54mph at PDX, SLE, MMV, and UAO.

 

Yay for consistency!

Hanukkah Eve gusted to about that number in the W. Valley as well. This is like a mini-version of that storm!

[Requiem]

Just going to call out the operational GFS for being horrible with this storm. Wow. Peak gusts on the GFS were in the 20-35 mph range.

[Jesse]

“Great” and “windstorm” don’t belong in the same sentence. A couple weather weirdos get off and the rest of us have to stay up passed their bedtime and pick up limbs in the morning...

Screw snow.

[Jesse]

Pretty harrowing drive on I-5 south through Cowlitz County tonight. Some limbs on the freeway, streetlights are out, there is a strong south headwind and the clouds on the horizon are lighting up blue and purple from blowing transformers.

 

We have actually pulled over (away from trees) for the time being to wait out the worst of it.

[Skagit Weather]

Word from Hoquiam: "Well there's your storm!"

 

[Jbolin]

Pretty harrowing drive on I-5 south through Cowlitz County tonight. Some limbs on the freeway, streetlights are out, there is a strong south headwind and the clouds on the horizon are lighting up blue and purple from blowing transformers.

 

We have actually pulled over (away from trees) for the time being to wait out the worst of it.

Stay safe man

[El_Nina]

Beautiful driveway after the wind (also, not to sound like a freak but I actually heard the humming in the wind tooo)

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Wow huge difference just 50 miles north.

[MikeInEverett]

Just getting started for Puget Sound. 51 mph gust on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

[Skagit Weather]

Wow! I had missed this earlier in the night because I only saw the 3 hour increments, but the North Sound looks to get slammed around 5 a.m.

 

Look at Northern Whidbey Island with gusts near hurricane force! I guess it's time to sleep for a couple hours and maybe I will have to go out storm watching if it's that crazy.

 

[Requiem]

Wow! I had missed this earlier in the night because I only saw the 3 hour increments, but the North Sound looks to get slammed around 5 a.m.

 

Look at Northern Whidbey Island with gusts near hurricane force! I guess it's time to sleep for a couple hours and maybe I will have to go out storm watching if it's that crazy.

 

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That's the only shame about  the storm down here in PDX, I would have loved a dawn storm. Oh well, the powerflashes were very dramatic. This was one awesome storm, enjoy it up there!

[Skagit Weather]

That's the only shame about  the storm down here in PDX, I would have loved a dawn storm. Oh well, the powerflashes were very dramatic. This was one awesome storm, enjoy it up there!

Dawn? I wish because it would probably awesome to be near the water. According to the models it will be long gone by 7 or 8 am. We look to have at most an hour or two of intensity and by 7 a.m. we're back to gusts in the 20s. 

[The Swamp]

Massive winds in Puyallup with yellow flashes to the South.

[Requiem]

Looks strong up there too. Region-wide blow, this one is.

[The Swamp]

No power in The Swamp.

[The Swamp]

Will there be rainbows?

[TT-SEA]

Fucck this... definitely not protected here. Sounds like house is coming apart. Ears are popping as well.

[Requiem]

Fucck this... definitely not protected here. Sounds like house is coming apart. Ears are popping as well.

 

This is like a mini-Hanukkah eve, wow.

[TT-SEA]

This is like a mini-Hanukkah eve, wow.

Does not sound like a mini version

[Requiem]

Does not sound like a mini version

 

Honestly it followed the same wind pattern too. Weaker winds at PDX, much stronger up there. Stay safe!

[Requiem]

Wide spread power outages between Federal Way and West Seattle. Down trees and a broken power pole made the drive a white knuckle affair.

 

Now sitting at Alki watching a ferry pass. Will be going to DT and the Viaduct and will have an intermission at Beth’s if there is power.

Wild. This storm. Can’t believe that it isn’t even that strong compared to 2014 or December 2012, yet it has provided higher gusts than the latter and more outages than the former.

[The Swamp]

Someone in the neighborhood has a generator. Can hear the hummmm.

[The Swamp]

And just like that, the wind is gone.

[Perturbed Member]

 

Pretty robust band of snow tomorrow extending from the Siskiyous, Southern OR Cascades and all the way through eastern OR. 

[MossMan]

Holy !!! Massive thunder/ice pellets currently...my dogs are not happy!

[Skagit Weather]

Yep! It definitely got here! Wow! First time weather has really woken me up. 

 

Pretty impressive push down the Strait as well on radar. Oh, and can confirm that there is a little lightning embedded in the front. At least 2 flashes in the last few minutes.

 

Gusts only got up to the mid 30s on my weather station, but mid 50s at 10m seems believable.

[Requiem]

Yep! It definitely got here! Wow! First time weather has really woken me up. 

 

Pretty impressive push down the Strait as well on radar. Oh, and can confirm that there is a little lightning embedded in the front. At least 2 flashes in the last few minutes.

 

Gusts only got up to the mid 30s on my weather station, but mid 50s at 10m seems believable.

 

Nasty storm

[Requiem]

https://twitter.com/MorganKIRO7/status/1081876336325480449

 

What an interesting storm, too.

[Skagit Weather]

Yep, this is a first for as long as I can remember up here:

 

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
WAC029-031-035-057-061-073-061230-
/O.NEW.KSEW.SV.W.0001.190106T1136Z-190106T1230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Seattle WA
336 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2019

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Kitsap County in northwestern Washington...
Western Snohomish County in west central Washington...
Northeastern Jefferson County in northwestern Washington...
Central Island County in northwestern Washington...
Southeastern Whatcom County in northwestern Washington...
Skagit County in northwestern Washington...

* Until 430 AM PST

* At 335 AM PST, a area of strong winds and isolated thunderstorms
were located along a line extending from Sedro-Woolley to near
Lake Mcmurray to near Mukilteo, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Everett, Marysville, Mount Vernon, Oak Harbor, Arlington,
Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, Darrington, Concrete, Lake Stevens,
Mukilteo, Mill Creek, Monroe, Snohomish, Burlington, Stanwood,
Sultan, Granite Falls, Lake Cavanaugh and Lake Mcmurray.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

[Bryant]

Woke up to strong wind, hail, and thunder just a few minutes ago.

[MossMan]

That was very intense...the house vibrated the thunder was so intense a few minutes ago. Wow! All quiet now though.

[Brennan]

Woke up to strong wind, hail, and thunder just a few minutes ago.

I was putting together a mousetrap in the garage after work... the night was ordinary.... then I heard some rain hitting the garage... then it sounded like someone was throwing marbles at the garage. I went to my front door and opened it. Hail accompanied by thunder and lightning and some freaking RIPPPPPPPIN a** winds all at once... not often have I experienced that... that feeling where you actually get nervous that your house is going to blow away. 

[MossMan]

Hitting Everett now it looks like on radar!

[Brennan]

That was very intense...the house vibrated the thunder was so intense a few minutes ago. Wow! All quiet now though.

Don't you wish you could rewind it and play it again??? It happened so fast and lasted no more than a few minutes. What a wild ride though.