July 2019 Weather Discussion for the PNW

[Omegaraptor]

I was ALMOST five when it rained at the coast in January 1980.

 

It rained at the edge of a temperate rainforest during rainy season. Must have been a historic weather event for sure.

[MossMan]

I was so close to five I could taste it. I remember it snowing that day.

We got a dusting a few days later...I remember my dad being pissed about that dusting accumulating on his black 1978 mint Chevy truck that he would wash twice a week and wax every month! He would play the ELO 8-track in it as he would clean the truck!

[Phil]

[jakeinthevalley]

I was so close to five I could taste it. I remember it snowing that day.

Is that an analog for anything?

[Phil]

I think I might have found it. Tough to say for sure, but if this is indeed it, then I retract my statement and would call it a tornado as well.

 

Definitely looks at least somewhat outflow dependent, but it lasted awhile and that is close to the storm’s updraft corridor.

 

Note the first 7-8 frames.

 

Same timeframe, reflectivity.

 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

Oh I must have missed that when he posted it earlier. Pretty crazy week of weather for Portland. We had a funnel cloud pass over Tacoma last fall and it actually came pretty close to the ground when it went to the NE of here over the Kent area in a video I saw later that day. Was a tornado less than 20 miles from here just 6 months ago an F2 in port orchard.

Yeah, it's been a fun week of weather down here. I wish this type of weather happened more often in the PNW.

[Phil]

Yeah, it's been a fun week of weather down here. I wish this type of weather happened more often in the PNW.

Hey, you got the best of both worlds. A nice thunderstorm with no heat or humidity.

 

That combo never happens here in the summer, and it’s rare almost everywhere in the US except maybe that CO/WY/MT corridor?

[Deweydog]

For those playing at home, it’s hot and humid where Phil lives.

[TacomaWaWx]

Yeah, it's been a fun week of weather down here. I wish this type of weather happened more often in the PNW.

hasn’t been much weather excitement since the snow in early March west of the cascades. This last week has been interesting a lot of places in western WA and OR saw t-storms 6/26-6/27 and Portland got a good one today. We had our first t-storm of 2019 in Tacoma on 6/27 and numerous places saw t-storms on 6/26 as well. Probably the most active weather that’s gone on in about 4 months.

[ShawniganLake]

No t-storms here so far this summer.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Finally heard some thunder for the first time in forever a few days ago and now had a cloudy and cool day. Enjoying the summer so far, so much better than the Apt-Sept blast furnace of the past 6 yrs.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

No t-storms here so far this summer.

I haven’t seen lightning in person since August of 2006. Only heard thunder. We did have a t-storm roll through here a few days ago but it was pretty sporadic at best with lightning and we could only hear thunder from downtown Springfield.

[ShawniganLake]

I haven’t seen lightning in person since August of 2006. Only heard thunder. We did have a t-storm roll through here a few days ago but it was pretty sporadic at best with lightning and we could only hear thunder from downtown Springfield.

That seems unlucky. I’m certain you guys see far more tstorm days per year on average.

[Timmy Supercell]

I haven’t seen lightning in person since August of 2006. Only heard thunder. We did have a t-storm roll through here a few days ago but it was pretty sporadic at best with lightning and we could only hear thunder from downtown Springfield.

 

That's a little hard to swallow, weren't there some nocturnal t'storms in your area in 2015-2016? 

 

And not sure how long you lived there but I'm pretty sure a couple severe cells plowed right through Eugene/Springfield on June 4 2009 as the start of that big complex.

[TacomaWaWx]

No t-storms here so far this summer.

Maybe we will get another good t-storm setup one of these days this summer or fall west of the cascades and the south BC area will cash in.

[Phil]

For those playing at home, it’s hot and humid where Phil lives.

Yawn. You’re so boring these days.

[Deweydog]

Yawn. You’re so boring these days.

I know, I know...

 

Insect references are all the rage these days.

[Phil]

I know, I know...

 

Insect references are all the rage these days.

This doesn’t flow.

[Jbolin]

https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?new&wfo=pqr&sid=PQR&pil=PNS
 

 

PDX NWS rated yesterdays "whirligig" an EF-0 

 

[Jbolin]

ECMWF is going a bit crazy with the 500mb pattern after the 4th

588dm and 2mT around the low to mid 90's 7/11 an beyond

 

[Front Ranger]

That seems unlucky. I’m certain you guys see far more tstorm days per year on average.

Nah, you're talking like 1-3 more a year down there probably.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Oh, Portland most definitely had a cold February and March. Pretty big departures there. Just didn’t pay off in terms of snow is all.

It was caused by global warming and hard-core blocking.

[TT-SEA]

Nah, you're talking like 1-3 more a year down there probably.

 

 

Pretty strange then to not see lightning at all for 13 years.   

 

I have seen plenty of lightning here just in the last 7 days.

[ShawniganLake]

Nah, you're talking like 1-3 more a year down there probably.

Victoria averages 3 per year. Not sure about his exact location but google says Portland averages 7.

[ShawniganLake]

Raining here this morning

[Dave]

Pretty strange then to not see lightning at all for 13 years.

 

I have seen plenty of lightning here just in the last 7 days.

I have seen a decent amount of lightning the last few years and I live in Eugene. I do make a good effort to go outside and try to view it. We've had at least 3 days of tstorms this year, including two very nice ones. If you can hear thunder, there is lightning to be seen.

[TacomaWaWx]

Ground was wet here in Tacoma when I woke up a couple hours ago but it’s dry now as of 9am, overcast and 58 degrees currently. 0.01” so far today.

[Dave]

OT, but I saw this guy yesterday. I've never seen one before. It's a luna moth

[TacomaWaWx]

I have seen a decent amount of lightning the last few years and I live in Eugene. I do make a good effort to go outside and try to view it. We've had at least 3 days of tstorms this year, including two very nice ones. If you can hear thunder, there is lightning to be seen.

Up North here pretty much every year we see a t-storm with some lightning atleast once or twice. There’s been a couple years where we’ve seen none and a couple years where we’ve had a handful of them.

[TacomaWaWx]

Rain band dropping out southward of BC this morning looks unusual on radar. Currently looks like it stretches from Bellingham to south Vancouver island across to the NW Olympic peninsula.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Today would be a good candidate for a sub-70 high at PDX. Of course starting out with a low of 60 is not helpful...

[Jbolin]

Rain band dropping out southward of BC this morning looks unusual on radar. Currently looks like it stretches from Bellingham to south Vancouver island across to the NW Olympic peninsula.

Upper trough as it sags south due to the ULL to our south this am, flow turns NNE later

[Timmy Supercell]

This feels a bit like early July 2010. Even though back then I lived in Hillsboro I'm sure both here and there are having a particularly cool entrance to July this year.

 

Minor difference is that in 2010 we almost had no t'storms until the Fall that year.

[TacomaWaWx]

This feels a bit like early July 2010. Even though back then I lived in Hillsboro I'm sure both here and there are having a particularly cool entrance to July this year.

 

Minor difference is that in 2010 we almost had no t'storms until the Fall that year.

that’d be nice to have a repeat of summer 2010 around here. Overall it’s been a slow start to summer compared to the last 5 years.

[Jesse]

Today would be a good candidate for a sub-70 high at PDX. Of course starting out with a low of 60 is not helpful...

They will probably just barely hit 70, but yeah its the best shot they've had in July for awhile. They haven't seen a sub-70 high in July since 2014 which is pretty astounding.

 

Then again I haven’t personally seen lightning in 38 years so stranger things have happened.

[Jesse]

Raining here this morning

 

Like manna from heaven.

[Jesse]

Consensus seems to be building for another bout of heat starting around 7/10. At that point it will have been about four weeks since our last 90s, so it makes sense.

[Deweydog]

68.

[Jesse]

Overcast and 60 here after a low of 58. Had another shower form overnight which gave me an additional .05", nice to see.

[Jesse]

68.

 

Bold and beautiful.