Part II- January 2020 Obs and Discussion

[Deweydog]

The longer Tim is dead the better. Three cheers for the thin-skinned!!!

[Jesse]

I don't mind him gone for a bit. Change of pace, if nothing else. You're right in that it at least temporarily gets his attention and will temporarily get him to tone down the trolling a tad.

 

But I don't feel strongly either way. He's a fixture on the forum, so I get why people are already getting Timstalgia

 

I've noticed it seems to be mostly newbies with just a couple regulars. Which makes sense given some of the history here.

[GHweatherChris]

Jay the old guy from nws is off the bandwagon for snow tonight citing the hrrr

HRRR still looks good for here, current radar does not.

[kokaneekidz]

Are the Seattle Media scared to talk about just how much snow the northern metro area is prognosticated to receive in the next 48 hours !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[Front Ranger]

Two winters. We outperformed the Sounders pretty handily prior to that for quite a stretch. Things have a way of evening out.

To be fair, it was really only 2 winters before that that Portland meaningfully outperformed Seattle: 16-17 and 13-14.

 

Before that, Seattle fared better 2 winters in a row: 11-12 and 10-11.

 

So it kinda was Portland's turn.

[Cloud]

Are the Seattle Media scared to talk about just how much snow the northern metro area is prognosticated to receive in the next 48 hours !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

The media is such a joke. Too bad some don't know how to look at the models to make their own conclusions but rather rely on gluing to the TV watching the media outlets telling them about the snow. 

[Gradient Keeper]

I don't agree with Tim being suspended or banned, whatever the case. Nope!

 

D a m m i t, T i m ! ! ! !

[Timmy]

wait, Tim didn't really get banned did he?

[Cloud]

wait, Tim didn't really get banned did he?

Suspended. He can reads and likes, just can't comment. 

[Front Ranger]

I've noticed it seems to be mostly newbies with just a couple regulars. Which makes sense given some of the history here.

They are all trolling you.

[Jesse]

They are all trolling you.

 

Look, I'm sorry for the pee chee comment earlier! 

[VancouverIslandSouth]

YXX was 16/5 on the 18th in 2012

 

Colder than I thought, I think that's colder than any day Dec 2008 or any other blast since then. Today was still very impressive by recent standards, though its unlikely we see any extreme lows with all the cloud cover.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

I don't mind him gone for a bit. Change of pace, if nothing else. You're right in that it at least temporarily gets his attention and will temporarily get him to tone down the trolling a tad.

 

But I don't feel strongly either way. He's a fixture on the forum, so I get why people are already getting Timstalgia

TT will get a much needed break from the forum. Even if you don't like his style, he always post important maps we want to see. Looking forward to his return.

[kokaneekidz]

The Vanity Blimp? LOL

Did he upgrade the GFS all by his lonesome.

If so I owe him Wendy's for the next year...

[Jesse]

Seems to be more and more cold ensemble members popping up in the long range.

 

[wxmet]

TT will get a much needed break from the forum. Even if you don't like his style, he always post important maps we want to see. Looking forward to his return.

 

 

We can all pitch together and get a wxbell account.

[Cloud]

Precip is filling in nicely for the area. Just hope the rate increases as well. 

[Front Ranger]

Colder than I thought, I think that's colder than any day Dec 2008 or any other blast since then. Today was still very impressive by recent standards, though its unlikely we see any extreme lows with all the cloud cover.

Yeah, it's a bummer that there likely won't be a single night with much clearing in most areas this time around. Especially once there is more widespread snow cover.

[kokaneekidz]

We can all pitch together and get a wxbell account.

Or hack his.

[Jesse]

We can all pitch together and get a wxbell account.

I think there are a handful of members here who already have one.

[Deweydog]

To be fair, it was really only 2 winters before that that Portland meaningfully outperformed Seattle: 16-17 and 13-14.

 

Before that, Seattle fared better 2 winters in a row: 11-12 and 10-11.

 

So it kinda was Portland's turn.

I’d give Portland the nod in 2017-18. The February stuff, which was by far the best stretch of the winter, was unusually centered on us. Yes, there was the white Xmas but that was one-off.

 

Then we had the little guy in January 2016 which was much more Portland-centric.

 

It felt like there was a shoe waiting to drop.

[Front Ranger]

TT will get a much needed break from the forum. Even if you don't like his style, he always post important maps we want to see. Looking forward to his return.

Not sure he's taking much of a break. I'm on my phone so I can't see, but apparently he's liking posts left and right, and urgently passing along his thoughts through other mediums.

 

Heavy lurking. He's an addict, just like the rest of us.

[MossMan]

Just had a very quick 22 degree snow shower.

[Weiner Warrior]

Jay the old guy from nws is off the bandwagon for snow tonight citing the hrrr

He's a member on here just doesn't post because he said its too crazy

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Two winters. We outperformed the Sounders pretty handily prior to that for quite a stretch. Things have a way of evening out.

 

He obviously doesn't remember how SEA couldn't buy a sub-freezing high while Eugene was putting up 19/-10 days. 

[kokaneekidz]

Just had a very quick 22 degree snow shower.

Wild isn't it. Snow that can't melt on contact. Say it ain't so. Powder sugar varietal

[GHweatherChris]

Every cell the last hour that gets on my door step splits completely to the north and south wtf.

[kokaneekidz]

Suspended. He can reads and likes, just can't comment. 

Just until the crocus and daffodils bloom?

[North_County]

Unless my thermometer is broken, I've been parked at 14F for the last four hours. Thought I might have a chance to sneak into single digits tonight, but not at this rate.

[Deweydog]

I miss the EPS. Despite the anti-Christ associations, that thing was incredibly accurate with this particular blob of climate change.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

This event does remind me some of January 2012. Except there was a lot more moisture streaming into W. Oregon south of the arctic front during that. It snowed 21" here on 1/17/12 and then rained 5.36" the next day... That was pretty wild. 

[Front Ranger]

He obviously doesn't remember how SEA couldn't buy a sub-freezing high while Eugene was putting up 19/-10 days.

So EUG IS south Portland??

[seattleweatherguy]

Every cell the last hour that gets on my door step splits completely to the north and south wtf.

I hear ya

[Deweydog]

Flatironing 2020!!!

[Thurston Howell III]

Anybody know why the snow showers are blowing up in the middle of kitsap?  I know when it's going the opposite direction the cold air is damming up against the olympics.  You can really see it on the doppler.  Just tiny flakes and a little blue and then blows up to big shower.

[Front Ranger]

I’d give Portland the nod in 2017-18. The February stuff, which was by far the best stretch of the winter, was unusually centered on us. Yes, there was the white Xmas but that was one-off.

 

Then we had the little guy in January 2016 which was much more Portland-centric.

 

It felt like there was a shoe waiting to drop.

I don't consider 2015-16 to be meaningful, but I guess you're right about 2017-18.

 

So PDX will be dew next winter...

[Rubus Leucodermis]

6-8 more weeks of this?

No. Infinity more weeks of “this.” At least here.

 

(“This” = “wishcasting.”)

[wxmet]

Anybody know why the snow showers are blowing up in the middle of kitsap?  I know when it's going the opposite direction the cold air is damming up against the olympics.  You can really see it on the doppler.  Just tiny flakes and a little blue and then blows up to big shower.

It's the onshore flow rounding the olympics delivering low rate snowfall to the Seattle metro while to the north and elevated areas get dumped on. 

[seattleweatherguy]

Light flurries now

[Front Ranger]

Friend in Redmond reporting "a few inches" on the ground.