January 2021 weather observations for the PNW

[TacomaWaWx]

3 minutes ago, Jginmartini said:

Keeps flickering here but so far lucky 

We had lots of flickers and saw tons of sub station flashes...lots of downed limbs and trees i suspect based on the sounds I was hearing...but never lost power. Very crazy night in terms of wind...definitely our best southerly wind blast in 2 years. 

[SeanNyberg]

This was on my balcony. I live RIGHT in Downtown Bellevue. I'm on the 10th floor.
The large clanking sound is the Tower construction going on being ripped up by this wind. Things are flying around, you see transformers popping in the distance too. Trees swaying.

[smerfylicious]

550k out of power throughout the state. Quite the regional event, I wonder what Oregon's numbers are.

[smerfylicious]

1 minute ago, SeanNyberg said:

 

trim_C1C0FB03-861B-4F92-89B1-532929D605E2.MOV 25.84 MB · 0 downloads This was on my balcony. I live RIGHT in Downtown Bellevue. I'm on the 10th floor.
The large clanking sound is the Tower construction going on being ripped up by this wind. Things are flying around, you see transformers popping in the distance too. Trees swaying.

 

Ah yes the Binary Towers. First time in a while that a project turns out nicer than the rendering IMO.

Talk about sustained winds though!

[Blizzard777]

2 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

We had lots of flickers and saw tons of sub station flashes...lots of downed limbs and trees i suspect based on the sounds I was hearing...but never lost power. Very crazy night in terms of wind...definitely our best southerly wind blast in 2 years. 

Tomorrow 10 mph gust will take us both out  

[Gradient Keeper]

2 minutes ago, smerfylicious said:

550k out of power throughout the state. Quite the regional event, I wonder what Oregon's numbers are.

I don't know about the entire state, but for PGE Customers only here are the latest numbers

 

Clackamas: Outages 109, Customers 39,005

Marion: Outages 29, Customers 7,601

Multnomah: Outages 69, Customers 21,781

Polk: Outages 3, Customers 196

Washington: Outages 52, Customers 20,603

Yamhill: Outages 20, Customers 1,331

 

[Gradient Keeper]

Crown Point gusts to 83mph!

[Blizzard777]

4 minutes ago, SeanNyberg said:

 

This was on my balcony. I live RIGHT in Downtown Bellevue. I'm on the 10th floor.
The large clanking sound is the Tower construction going on being ripped up by this wind. Things are flying around, you see transformers popping in the distance too. Trees swaying.

Awesome place to experience storms! Love the video 

[Skagit Weather]

According to 

5 minutes ago, smerfylicious said:

550k out of power throughout the state. Quite the regional event, I wonder what Oregon's numbers are.

According to that same site, Oregon has about 125,000 out meaning there's about 700,000 out across the two states.

[SeanNyberg]

2 minutes ago, Jginmartini said:

Awesome place to experience storms! Love the video 

they are the best. I'm protected typically. no trees falling this high up. I can see fire trucks heading out and transformers going in the distance... it's very fun

[Gradient Keeper]

9 minutes ago, Skagit Weather said:

According to 

According to that same site, Oregon has about 125,000 out meaning there's about 700,000 out across the two states.

Wow great website. Thanks I bookmarked it.

[bainbridgekid]

Last three runs of the GFS at day 8.5. Not a big fan of how the ridge axis rotates West.

 

[bainbridgekid]

567 heights to Anchorage at hour 234. Way more amplified than the 00z.

 

[Meatyorologist]

Block finally positions itself in the right orientation on the 06z. Arctic air flooding south.

[ShawniganLake]

~110,000 outages in BC

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 11.5 Arctic blast!

[Meatyorologist]

Lordy this is a cold run.

[wxmet]

Vodka cold

[bainbridgekid]

Coldest run yet.

Sub 516 thicknesses and -13 850mb temps for Seattle at hour 288.

[bainbridgekid]

Apparently a landslide over I-84 in Troutdale has closed the freeway. Reports are it "swallowed up" at least one car.

[Meatyorologist]

Big regional snowstorm in the fantasy.

[Gradient Keeper]

Wow then east wind rages through Gorge with major low level blast into PDX temps in the upper 10s to around 20.

[The Blob]

1 minute ago, DJ Droppin said:

Wow then east wind rages through Gorge with major low level blast into PDX temps in the upper 10s to around 20.

When??

[wxmet]

[Gradient Keeper]

Holy pancakes. Probably won't happen, but FRIGID temps in the 10s with a MASSIVE blizzard and east wind storm!

[Gradient Keeper]

This is a dream run right here. Block flops around with possible reloads.

[Gradient Keeper]

Hoping the 6z GEFS Day 6-10 shows some agreement.

[wxmet]

Dream run. Snows for over 24 hours with another system on the way.

[The Blob]

It's going to happen because I say so

[Meatyorologist]

GEFS mutes the signal a tad, but the overall pattern is very much still in play.

[bainbridgekid]

38 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

GEFS mutes the signal a tad, but the overall pattern is very much still in play.

Much stronger signal later though. Block amplifies nicely and holds.

 

[MossMan]

Well this night will be added to my memorable wind events...Could hear crashes in the distance at times and constant wind battering the house while I laid in bed in otherwise complete dark and silence (no fan running) That squall line that came through sometime shortly after midnight was amazing!!! The power surged non stop for about two minutes though so hopefully not everything is fried in the house that wasn’t surge protected. Will be interesting to see if I lost any trees on the property, need to inspect my fence line at daybreak. 
GOOD STORM!! 

[MossMan]

Much of northern Snohomish Co is in the dark...Have a feeling I will be without for a while. Going to fire up the generator in an hour or so. 

[Art_Digbee]

Lost power around midnight in the San Juans - still working on restoring it.

 

[Front Ranger]

Can't ask for a more promising pattern in the extended than what the GEFS is showing right now. Can't remember the last time we saw this much potential for a stable blocking pattern in January...maybe 2017? 

[Cloud]

6 hours ago, DJ Droppin said:

Des Moines 54mph, Boeing Field 53 mph

Amazing numbers!! Wow. Was asleep when the big gusts came through and rattled the house, woke me up instantly. I was gonna check the numbers when I wake up, but had a feeling it has to be 45Mph+ with that one. 

That was one of the strongest so far this season.

In terms of models correctness in predicting this storm.  King Euro wins. 

[MossMan]

Was 55 when I went to bed, it’s now 40 degrees and still quite breezy. Walked my fence line in the woods and luckily no trees across it. Lots of branches everywhere however. This is how winter should be! 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

[jakerepp]

Lights flickered a teensy bit when I was reading before passing out last night. Didn't wake up to a 150ft tree in my bedroom and didn't lose power at all. 

[Mamainthewood]

5 hours ago, DJ Droppin said:

Was there actually lightning occurring?

Tons of lightning while the main wind passed through here jn

blAck diamond.  That was wild!