October 2019 Weather Discussion for the PNW

[Rubus Leucodermis]

That's a physical theory on what caused the universe to expand. It doesn't explain what caused it or how the matter originally came into existence.

 

Actually the Big Bang is the expansion itself. What existed before it, is not known. Probably a singularity, but there is actually some debate on that; it may not have been quite so dense.

[TacomaWaWx]

Nws Seattle saying there’s reports of a tornado touchdown in Tenino WA.

[TacomaWaWx]

Some really strong cells in SW WA currently, doesn’t suprise me.

[Blizzard777]

My buddy went on as a guest with Lars once and got totally destroyed. It was so bad his mom called in the next day and disowned him. It was funny because he was a huge Lars fan before that happened. It is always good to bring up for a good laugh at his expense.

Lars is quite the debater and loves it!

He’s great at trapping the most confident and getting them turned around and lost but when things go the other way can hit the disconnect button...lol

If music is not my gig for the day traveling to PDX I tune in on 101.1 ( Vancamp show is the best though...those guys rock!).

[Phil]

The whole "before" part renders the question probably meaningless, since a singularity comprising the entire mass (and mass that is now energy) of the universe would so dense and massive that time as we know it would not exist.

Time is most likely a reflection of entropy. It’s not some flowing, aetheric fabric that we exist within.

 

And yes it would exist mathematically (albeit immeasurably as an infinite series of potentials) so long as the singularly exists.

 

If it even was a singularity? I’m not sure that’s settled.

[Blizzard777]

Nws Seattle saying there’s reports of a tornado touchdown in Tenino WA.

Just another day in the PNW

Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, arctic intrusions and a dark cloud that really isn’t doing anything

[Deweydog]

Lars is quite the debater and loves it!

He’s great at trapping the most confident and getting them turned around and lost but when things go the other way can hit the disconnect button...lol

If music is not my gig for the day traveling to PDX I tune in on 101.1 ( Vancamp show is the best though...those guys rock!).

He is the master at framing an argument toward his biases.

[Front Ranger]

Actually the Big Bang is the expansion itself. What existed before it, is not known. Probably a singularity, but there is actually some debate on that; it may not have been quite so dense.

The expansion is ongoing. The big bang theorizes how it started.

 

In my opinion, it's human nature to inject more certainty into the unknown than is warranted. And science is hardly immune to that.

[Blizzard777]

He is the master at framing an argument toward his biases.

Curious how his wife approaches the battlefield at home

[Guest CulverJosh]

I am refraining from this "political" thread.

 

Another good cold snap coming up for Central Oregon. Unfortunately, this one looks drier.....at the moment.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Lars is quite the debater and loves it!

He’s great at trapping the most confident and getting them turned around and lost but when things go the other way can hit the disconnect button...lol

If music is not my gig for the day traveling to PDX I tune in on 101.1 ( Vancamp show is the best though...those guys rock!).

 

What people forget is that no matter how "stupid" a talk show host sounds, they make their living talking and arguing. You are not going to beat them at their own game. 

[TacomaWaWx]

58 and mostly cloudy, been a breezy day with a small rain shower earlier. High of 60 so far.

[TacomaWaWx]

Some really heavy showers over the SW interior, with one sitting over Olympia that looks fairly strong.

[Requiem]

Excited for the upcoming cold period. There’s always something great about the first chilly east wind that comes through the Gorge.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Any maps about how this next cold snap is going to affect the valley? Seems like a Washington-based event.

[Front Ranger]

Any maps about how this next cold snap is going to affect the valley? Seems like a Washington-based event.

It actually looks like the cold anomalies could be greater in your area than Western WA.

[wx_statman]

Actually the Big Bang is the expansion itself. What existed before it, is not known. Probably a singularity, but there is actually some debate on that; it may not have been quite so dense.

 

Probably another universe which had collapsed back into a singularity. Everything in the universe is conserved (at least on the level of energy flow) and everything is a cycle...both of those things apply to the existence of the universe itself....

[wx_statman]

Just looking at some of the snowfall numbers from last weekend's cold wave. The Pullman, WA COOP station recorded their first measurable September snowfall since obs began in 1940, with 1.0" - previous earliest measurable snowfall was three weeks later into the season (10/19/1996)! 

[Deweydog]

Eventually all things merge into one. And a river runs through it.

[wx_statman]

The most absurd snowfall stat from this event was probably the 42.0" that fell in Galata 16SSW, Montana. Their previous September monthly snowfall record was 4.0", and their previous record for total Fall (SON) snowfall was 24.5". 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Eventually all things merge into one. And a river runs through it.

 

Such a beautiful tale.

[Jesse]

[Jesse]

Probably another universe which had collapsed back into a singularity. Everything in the universe is conserved (at least on the level of energy flow) and everything is a cycle...both of those things apply to the existence of the universe itself....

This has always been a pet theory of mine.

[Jesse]

Looks like a nice little cell is taking aim at Portland/Vancouver currently.

[Front Ranger]

This has always been a pet theory of mine.

Stephen Hawking totally stole it from you.

[Deweydog]

My phone is at 64%.

[Omegaraptor]

 

November Arctic Blast incoming?

[wx_statman]

This has always been a pet theory of mine.

 

Another possibility is that things are only conserved within the confines of this particular universe, and we're not meant (or equipped) to understand how things work outside of it. Sort of like an ant isn't meant or equipped to understand stock market fluctuations, or whatever.  

[Deweydog]

All we are is dust in the wind.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfaa0Sjczik

[Jesse]

Another possibility is that things are only conserved within the confines of this particular universe, and we're not meant (or equipped) to understand how things work outside of it. Sort of like an ant isn't meant or equipped to understand stock market fluctuations, or whatever.  

 

Exactly, this one is good to think about too. Ever read the book "Flatlanders"?

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Maybe everything we experience is a simulation.  The Matrix basically.

[Deweydog]

Just remember that it’s a grand illusion.

[TacomaWaWx]

60/49 day here, 0.01” rainfall 0.05” for the month. Has been a nice partly sunny day for the most part, rain fell at 4:30am.

[Deweydog]

Double rainbow!!!

[Front Ranger]

Just heard that a 4.8" hail stone that fell in August has been confirmed as ta new CO record.

[TacomaWaWx]

It’d be nice to see more of this through the winter.

[MossMan]

The Big Bang.

I miss that show.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Looks like this colder air mass movement won't affect Southern California, but PNWers should enjoy it. Richard mann would know the best about the latitudinal effects of the colder air mass.

[Jesse]

Heavy rain and a rainbow here.