January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

3 minutes ago, MikeInEverett said:

Biggest Euro run of all time kicking off

Euro probably won't change much. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Lars43 said:

Just had the Ice storm warning issued for tomorrow. Sitting at 21 North of Junction City. Trees definitely don’t need more ice. 

Yikes...

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Yikes...

Holy crap!

[Rubus Leucodermis]

3 minutes ago, Lars43 said:

Just had the Ice storm warning issued for tomorrow. Sitting at 21 North of Junction City. Trees definitely don’t need more ice. 

Sure looks pretty, though!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

NWS just droppin' an ice storm warning on all y'all's asses. 

Central Willamette Valley-South Willamette Valley-
Including the cities of Salem, McMinnville, Woodburn, Stayton,
Dallas, Eugene, Springfield, Corvallis, Albany, and Lebanon
937 AM PST Mon Jan 15 2024

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Significant icing expected. Total ice accumulations of
  two tenths to four tenths of an inch, except around one tenth
  of an inch above 2500 feet.

* WHERE...Central Willamette Valley and South Willamette Valley.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 10 PM PST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the
  ice. Travel could be difficult. The hazardous conditions could
  impact the evening commute.

[MikeInEverett]

2 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Euro probably won't change much. 

I don’t have high hopes

[Roman-Dallas Snow-Zone]

Absolutely beautiful cold crisp winter day! Have to cherish these rarer moments. Hopefully next time it’s the full blown snow storm and not sleet. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

And for PDX. My wife works 7a-7p tomorrow at Providence Hospital in NE Portland, she's thinking about just volunteering to pull an all nighter. 

Greater Portland Metro Area-Greater Vancouver Area-
Including the cities of Hillsboro, Portland, Wilsonville,
Oregon City, Gresham, Troutdale, Vancouver, Battle Ground,
Ridgefield, Washougal, Yacolt, and Amboy
937 AM PST Mon Jan 15 2024

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Significant icing expected. Total snow accumulations of
  up to one inch and ice accumulations of two tenths to one half
  of an inch.

* WHERE...In Oregon, Greater Portland Metro Area. In Washington,
  Greater Vancouver Area.

* WHEN...From 10 AM Tuesday to 4 AM PST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Expect power outages and tree damage due to the ice.
  Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could
  impact the evening commute.

Edited January 15 by SilverFallsAndrew

[Olive1010]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

And for PDX. My wife works 7a-7p tomorrow at Providence Hospital in NE Portland, she's thinking about just volunteering to pull an all nighter. 

Greater Portland Metro Area-Greater Vancouver Area-
Including the cities of Hillsboro, Portland, Wilsonville,
Oregon City, Gresham, Troutdale, Vancouver, Battle Ground,
Ridgefield, Washougal, Yacolt, and Amboy
937 AM PST Mon Jan 15 2024

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Significant icing expected. Total snow accumulations of
  up to one inch and ice accumulations of two tenths to one half
  of an inch.

* WHERE...In Oregon, Greater Portland Metro Area. In Washington,
  Greater Vancouver Area.

* WHEN...From 10 AM Tuesday to 4 AM PST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Expect power outages and tree damage due to the ice.
  Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could
  impact the evening commute.

Snow??

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Olive1010 said:

Snow??

I don't know why they put that in there...

[Slushy Inch]

Euro coming in a bit south at 36 hours.

[BLI snowman]

Just now, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I don't know why they put that in there...

In 2024 the rules are going out the window.

[Roman-Dallas Snow-Zone]

Love looking on the weather app showing that cold air funneling into the WV via gorge so cool. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Just now, Slushy Inch said:

Euro coming in a bit south at 36 hours.

Every mile south will make a difference.  It could be snowing at your house and 2 Miles south it could be a mix or just rain. These close call events can be crazy like that. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

2 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

In 2024 the rules are going out the window.

In a case like this will it snow in the Gorge as you go further east?

[SouthHillFrosty]

Euro doesn’t really budge south. 49th parallel special!

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

At this point it's ridiculous to not have a watch for the north counties of western Washington.  

[SnowWillarrive]

Just now, SouthHillFrosty said:

Euro doesn’t really budge south. 49th parallel special!

The matrix won’t budge. 

[Olive1010]

7 minutes ago, Roman-Dallas Snow-Zone said:

Love looking on the weather app showing that cold air funneling into the WV via gorge so cool. 

Looked at past temps and you can see the cold air come in from the gorge

[Hawksfan2008]

Slight southward shift. Betting the EPS still has a few rogue winners. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

The hrdps has moved south a bit. Shows some heavy snow out this way.

[Slushy Inch]

5 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Euro doesn’t really budge south. 49th parallel special!

Better for Bellingham 

[Lars43]

14 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Yikes...

Little eerie walking outside, a lot of cracking branches. Took this down at our pond yesterday. 

[Slushy Inch]

1 minute ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

The hrdps has moved south a bit. Shows some heavy snow out this way.

But it is has so much ZR

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Where does euro come ashore? Is it showing any stalling like the gfs?

[Omegaraptor]

16 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

NWS just droppin' an ice storm warning on all y'all's asses. 

Central Willamette Valley-South Willamette Valley-
Including the cities of Salem, McMinnville, Woodburn, Stayton,
Dallas, Eugene, Springfield, Corvallis, Albany, and Lebanon
937 AM PST Mon Jan 15 2024

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Significant icing expected. Total ice accumulations of
  two tenths to four tenths of an inch, except around one tenth
  of an inch above 2500 feet.

* WHERE...Central Willamette Valley and South Willamette Valley.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 10 PM PST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the
  ice. Travel could be difficult. The hazardous conditions could
  impact the evening commute.

Wouldn't be surprised if they end up cancelling class on Wednesday as well, or at least delaying it.

[Slushy Inch]

RGEM going with gfs outcome it seems.

[ShawniganLake]

5 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Euro doesn’t really budge south. 49th parallel special!

But I live south of the 49th parallel . 
 

This run looks a bit snowier up here, I think.  Not quite as crazy as the Canadian mesoscale models though. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Omegaraptor said:

Wouldn't be surprised if they end up cancelling class on Wednesday as well, or at least delaying it.

My daughter's district just canceled for tomorrow. Their first weather related closure of the year. 

[BLI snowman]

10 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

In a case like this will it snow in the Gorge as you go further east?

Yeah, the cold air is deep enough east of Cascade Locks to start out as snow, and gets deeper each further mile east you go. Looking good for 8"+ in Hood River. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, BLI snowman said:

Yeah, the cold air is deep enough east of Cascade Locks to start out as snow, and gets deeper each further mile east you go. Looking good for 8"+ in Hood River. 

Hood River is on the short list for best towns in Oregon. Unfortunately you pretty much need to be a millionaire to live there. 

[RCola]

Going with what I said Saturday. This is not Seattle's storm. My gut is you need to be north of Marysville at least for a chance at decent snow with this one. 

[ShawniganLake]

11 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Where does euro come ashore? Is it showing any stalling like the gfs?

Forks. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

13 minutes ago, Slushy Inch said:

Better for Bellingham 

Yes, but still sloppy and marginal.

[Skagit Weather]

Up to 27F currently. Yesterday we saw another 6 degrees of warming after 10:30 am so it might be close whether I can pull off a 4th sub-freezing high, but the high clouds might keep temperatures down a bit. Probably will end up with a high around 34F if I had to guess.

[Jakewestsalem]

10f in Clarksville, TN right now

[SilverFallsAndrew]

@Cascadia_Wx here's another tidbit for you. Salem set a record min/max yesterday with their high of 24 besting the previous record of 25 set all the way back in 1907. This was only the 2nd cold record they have set in January since 1980, the other being a record min max in 2004. They have not set a record low minimum in January since 1980, still need to work on that. 

[Slushy Inch]

Cold in western Canada but nothing forcing it south.

[Snownerd3000]

38 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

And for PDX. My wife works 7a-7p tomorrow at Providence Hospital in NE Portland, she's thinking about just volunteering to pull an all nighter. 

Greater Portland Metro Area-Greater Vancouver Area-
Including the cities of Hillsboro, Portland, Wilsonville,
Oregon City, Gresham, Troutdale, Vancouver, Battle Ground,
Ridgefield, Washougal, Yacolt, and Amboy
937 AM PST Mon Jan 15 2024

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Significant icing expected. Total snow accumulations of
  up to one inch and ice accumulations of two tenths to one half
  of an inch.

* WHERE...In Oregon, Greater Portland Metro Area. In Washington,
  Greater Vancouver Area.

* WHEN...From 10 AM Tuesday to 4 AM PST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Expect power outages and tree damage due to the ice.
  Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could
  impact the evening commute.

That's a long commute.

[BLI snowman]

10 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Hood River is on the short list for best towns in Oregon. Unfortunately you pretty much need to be a millionaire to live there. 

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/714-Cascade-Ave-UNIT-8-Hood-River-OR-97031/92985168_zpid/?utm_campaign=androidappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

Almost half a million for a 700 square foot condo. With a $200 monthly HOA. It could be yours.